Maine Memory Network

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

"… of the Colony, 1870 to 1880 1870 rye, winter wheat - 20 acres planted 1871 wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, beans, and potatoes - 166 acres…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's First Grist Mill

"The grist mill allowed the first crops of wheat and corn to be milled into flour, which greatly increased the kinds of food the settlers ate, as well…"

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

"How many 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."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… Ruth Mayo Hauling wood Clearing land for orchard, wheat Hampden House Bar Bowling alleys Jes Crosman Sands Circus & Caravan Carlton Dancing School…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"The embroidery evokes daisies, berries, wheat, cattails and poppies. Hannah P. Adams (1855-1935) reportedly embroidered the dress herself, supported…"

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

"Crops exhibited and judged, included: wheat, barley, corn and flax, along with hives of bees, pumpkins, apples and clover seed."

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

"… a local store advertised: “Wanted: 500 bushels of wheat, 1000 bushels oats & 100 bushels white pea beans in exchange for goods @ cash prices.”…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… fire that trees that had ten times the value of wheat: wood ashes. SEE NOTES Save Your Ashes advertisement, Hallowell, 1819Hubbard Free…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… • “Plant an Acre” • “Cut a Cord” • “Raise More Wheat and More Animals” Unfortunately, the winter of 1917-18 was a difficult one which wiped out a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… have a great variety of meats so we had lots of wheat products. Beniah Harding Interview, clip two  Transcription of Clip 2: 17.07 Since you…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

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

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… more than 55,000 farmers and they were selling wheat, corn and potatoes in markets as far away as Boston, New York and Philadelphia."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… and during the summer were busy raising corn and wheat and helping with the building of cabins. Capt Bennett stayed with his family in the township…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Just a little wheat was raised and a few potatoes. Many stories have been told about that difficult year. It snowed sometime during every month."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"As land was cleared, wheat and corn were planted later to be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as well as oats for livestock."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… town suffered when early frost destroyed corn and wheat crops. Farmington Public Library, 1916Farmington Public Library Although the…"