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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Starch Factory, c. 1965

"… for sale as table stock are processed into starch or cattle feed. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3

"… picnic lunch because they could not afford to feed their families all three meals at the fair. Families brought their lunch, and for supper they…"

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… challenges of keeping body and soul together, of feeding the family and livestock and providing shelter are shared by all humans."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"These creatures in turn feed larger animals such as raccoons, striped bass and ospreys. Waste from animals living and dying enters the marsh to be…"

Caribou Public Library

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Maine Central Institute

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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… to have enough fresh food and other goods to feed the growing military. Individuals and families were issued rationing stamps and tokens that…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"… Farmington expanded to include clover for cattle feed, flax, barley, hay, pumpkins and beans. Plums and pears were added to the orchards."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"… at a time when an artisan in Massachusetts could feed a family on £50 per year. When the companies surveyed and parceled out portions of their…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… athletic events, band concerts, ample public feeds, a “living flag” by Lubec’s children, and a celebratory townwide parade past splendidly…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… hay, which required no cultivation, was used to feed cattle. Once cut, horses and oxen, shod in bog shoes, hauled the harvested hay to staddles."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… amount of livestock, it takes a lot of grain to feed working teams of horses and oxen.” (Teams were not only on farms but were working in the woods…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"The Salvation Army was feeding me, I was grateful that I got to have food in such a time of need. Dear Journal, Day 6, I was tired and felt…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"A grist mill and feed store changed hands from M. L. Hussey to Frank Palmer. S. J. Jackson Company set up a Men’s Haberdashery."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… in to pay for their house, their crops, and feeding their animals. Ben also had sheep and cattle."

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

"Although children worked hard, helping to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… a landslide at the screen chamber of the gravity feed system. After that incident, some shale lodged in the pipe, causing a partial blockage."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"One can picture the young family toting water and feed to the barn animals. Phebe played the piano and left behind her music books, including the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… Partnership Food Pantry was established to help feed area hungry, and a $250,000 Housing Assistance Grant was landed to make improvements for many…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"I had to feed them fish and meat. It stunk very bad, but they like it. We only have a few foxes, but we’re working hard to buy more."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… 1853 this company processed more than 128 million feed of logs. The river drive in later years transported great quantities of long logs, and later…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… specific event is mentioned as the ability to feed and clothe large numbers of soldiers and allies across an ocean had a direct impact on local…"

Acadian Archives

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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