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Kemp McLaughlin farm, Dyer Brook, ca. 1930

Kemp McLaughlin farm, Dyer Brook, ca. 1930

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Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Focusing nearly exclusively on one crop, however, had problems. Pests, hard economic times, over production, or competition from other growers could leave a whole region devastated.

The early 1920s were a difficult time on Aroostook County potato farms.


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