Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"… - 20 acres planted 1871 wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, beans, and potatoes - 166 acres planted apples - 19 trees 1873 grass - 400 acres horses -…"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"… of potatoes 140 bushels of apples, 175 bushels oats and barley, quite an amount of corn, beans, &c., also 1200 pounds pork and 500 pounds beef."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"… bushels of wheat did you grow in 1839? Barley? Oats? Rye? Indian corn? Buck wheat? Potatoes? 5. How many pounds of wool? Hops? Wax? 6."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"… “Wanted: 500 bushels of wheat, 1000 bushels oats & 100 bushels white pea beans in exchange for goods @ cash prices.” Another ad states, “Seed…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"… and yielded good crops of corn, potatoes, wheat, oats, etc. Later, hops were grown and exported to the Boston area for beer making."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Lowell’s bought oats and corn in lots of five or six carloads. They bought flour by the carload too."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… into flour, food crops were planted, as well as oats for livestock. Apple orchards were quickly established."