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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"Then they would multiply the amount of butter fat by the pounds of milk that could be made from that the farmers could determine how profitable they…"

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

"… - 530 pigs - 175 chickens - 1920 cheese - 1 ton butter - 7 tons wheat, rye, buckwheat and oats - 17,982 bushels potatoes - 25,007 bushels peas…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"Her children would help their mother churn the butter. They also brought the butter to the customers and collect money."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was used to make cheese."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"F.F. Caswell was the general manager. Later Carl Walker became plant manager. High quality milk was provided by area farmers."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The family likely brought milk and butter daily to the East North Yarmouth train depot for the Atlantic & St."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… advantage of the availability of local milk for butter making. Frank Hilton and later his son Kent Sr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… a short time later, the menu added bread, butter, meat, clam or fish chowder, and donuts. At that point, hot lunch cost from six to twelve cents a…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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