Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975
Description
Sugar beets being loaded from a bulk truck to a Bangor and Aroostook gondola car. In the 1970s, potato farmers in Aroostook County grew sugar beets as a rotation crop with potatoes. While a promising concept, scheduling problems arose when both potatoes and sugar beets needed to be harvested at the same time. Sugar beets consequently fell out of favor.