Corn canning in Maine slowed substantially during the Great Depression, and increased competition from other parts of the country ensured that the industry would never fully recover.
After playing a major economic role in the state for nearly a century, Maine's corn canning industry had all but vanished by the late 1960s. The last corn was canned in the state in 1968.
Corn continued to be grown, however, both for animal feed and human consumption.
