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Farming in Maine

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Jewett Corn Factory, Norridgewock, ca. 1915

Jewett Corn Factory, Norridgewock, ca. 1915

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Blueberries were not the only canned crop for which Maine was noted.

In the 1850s, Portland natives Isaac and Nathan Winslow patented a canning process for corn.

Soon, canned Maine sweet corn was highly sought after.