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Founded in 1914, it is the largest (507 acres (205 ha) of the University of Maine's five experimental farms. [1] In January 2020, Potato Grower Magazine wrote that "over the last century-plus, much has been accomplished on that plot of land that has brought the entire North American potato industry into the future, while remaining steadfastly ...
Maine was one of just three states that expanded potato production in that period, according to a paper released in March by the University of Maine. Of the 13 potato-producing states tracked by ...
Before 1910, the crops were stored in barns or root cellars, but, by the 1920s, potato cellars or barns came into use. U.S. potato production has increased steadily; two-thirds of the crop comes from Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Maine, and potato growers have strengthened their position in both domestic and foreign markets.
The Donovan–Hussey Farms Historic District encompasses a pair of 19th-century farm properties in rural Houlton, Maine.Both farms, whose complexes stand roughy opposite each other on Ludlow Road northwest of the town center, were established in the mid-19th century, and substantially modernized in the early 20th century.
Cavendish Farms is the 4th largest processor of frozen potato products in North America, [2] and the "largest private-sector employer" on P.E.I. [4] Prince Edward Island is known for its potatoes—the potato industry employs—directly or indirectly— about 12% of the Island's workforce, and contributes over $1 billion annually to the P.E.I ...
English: French-Canadian potato farmers waiting in line with truckloads of potatoes to be graded and weighed at a starch factory in Caribou, Maine; part of a larger immigrant demographic represented in agriculture and factories in Northern Maine from the 18th through 21st century, with larger waves arriving in the 1870s.
Kennebec is a medium- to late-maturing white potato. It was bred by the USDA and selected by Presque Isle Station, Maine, in 1941. Kennebec is not under plant variety protection. This fast-growing variety has high yields. It maintains good quality in storage [1] and is grown for both fresh market use and for potato chip manufacturing.
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