Central Maine Pics

Blackbear · Sep 28, 2011

I was out in central Maine yesterday harvesting potatoes for Frito Lay and took some pictures on the way home. The farm featured is a 2000 acre farm split evenly between corn and potatoes. Foliage is starting to turn and the weather was beautiful.

Blackbear · Sep 28, 2011

here are the pics

TMo · Sep 28, 2011

Pretty Country!

Nancy Howell · Sep 28, 2011

Nice pics. Always enjoy the pics people post.

What a beautiful country we have.

Andrew Z · Sep 28, 2011

most beatiful state in the country, in my mind. We try and make it up there often as possible

Andrew

Fawteen · Sep 28, 2011

Where in Central Maine?

I leave on the coast "Downeast" and get over to the Albion/Waterville area a couple of times a year, and "up the County" once in a while.

Aroostook County used to be the biggest potato producing area of Maine. May still be for all I know.

kopeck · Sep 28, 2011

(quoted from post at 12:52:23 09/28/11)
Aroostook County used to be the biggest potato producing area of Maine. May still be for all I know.

Still is easily.

Harvest just got going up there, or at least harvest break just did.

K

Blackbear · Sep 28, 2011

This is exter-cornith area. The county still leads the way in Maine potato production.

fred goodrich · Sep 28, 2011

Beautiful country any of the Chapmans in the potato business anymore?

Fawteen · Sep 28, 2011

Ah. Yup, been up that way too. Picked up a pup in East Corinth some years back.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 28, 2011

Here's a great song from a great Maine artist. If you get to Maine, come on over to New Brunswick, you would be most welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF12F0AveHg

the tractor vet · Sep 28, 2011

Some thirty five years ago my uncle was a tater farmer till he died in a farm accadent . From the time i was 7 years old i spent most of my free time out there and for the longest time i did not know anything but taters and wheat .Back in 65 we had over 2600 acres in spuds and were farmming ground fifteen miles away from the home place . Thinking back to them days and the old trucks we used today the DOT would have had a field day with them. OLd Cheve and Dodge two tons with home made bed made out of angle iron and oak planks A couple two gallon cans of cheap oil and three or four gallon of water in the cabs of each pump the brakes three times and pray . Never drive them over thirty MPH loaded . Had two John Bean harvesters and one Lockwood and 6 windrowers . My aunt and the one neighbor lady would do the cooking and bring it to the fields and talk about some good eating them old gals sure could put on a feast .There use to be a bunch of tater farmers here but now there is not a one .

Ultradog MN · Sep 28, 2011

There's 4 states I've never been in.
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Hawaii.
I still hope to get out into your part of the country someday.
Some folks swear that Maine is the farthest north of the lower 48.
Not correct though. Minnesota is.
Thanks for the pictures and post.

Bartt · Sep 29, 2011

I"m from "the county" way up Presque Isl and Fort Kent Area. Picked potatoes every fall until I got big enough to roll a full barrel of spuds to the rear of the truck body on a moving truck in a potatoe field. Try that sometimes. Takes practice. Still love potatoes cooked in any way.

to_many_irons · Sep 29, 2011

of all the states i have been to i like maine the best .

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