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Presque Isle: The Star City - Threshing peas, ca. 1955

"… Description For many years peas were grown in rotation with potatoes as an alternative crop to help replenish nutrients to the soil."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975

"… farmers in Aroostook County grew sugar beets as a rotation crop with potatoes. While a promising concept, scheduling problems arose when both…"