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Ozone-Other Plants
MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:02:22

Crop plants, such as corn and soybeans, respond even more strongly to ozone because they are growing at such a rapid rate.

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Ozone
Corn , crop plants , soybeans
Climatic changes
Farming/Agriculture

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The Railroad Brings Competition
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:01:52

As the 1800s progressed, demand diminished for Maine's produce, meat and dairy products as new rail lines connected much of the east coast with the fertile farmlands of the midwest.

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Farming/Agriculture
Farms -- Maine
Railroads
Railroads -- Maine

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The Sugar Maple
MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image

The flow of maple sap is directly related to cold nights followed by warm days. Those conditions have been occurring earlier and earlier. In some seasons they haven’t occurred much at all.

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Maple
Syrups
Climatic changes
Farming/Agriculture

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We Must Conserve Prime Farmland
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:01:31

As Maine heads into the 21st century, agriculture faces a whole new challenge. We need to appreciate what good farmland is and conserve prime farmland.

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Land use, Rural -- Maine
Farmland -- Maine
Farming/Agriculture

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The Younger Generation Leaves the Farm
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:02:21

The younger generation, who looked for the promise of better wages and new oppotunities, left farms. Some went west and others were lured to the newly industrialized cities. By 1900, Maine had 5000 fewer farms than it did in 1880.

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Farming/Agriculture
Farms -- Maine
Population -- Maine
Washburn, Israel, 1813-1883

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Acadian Culture in Maine
Maine History, Text

The report is being submitted to the U.S. Congress in response to direction in the Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Act (Public Law 101-543) to prepare a study of Acadian culture in Maine. This report is only a beginning toward understanding Acadian culture in Maine.

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Acadians
Farming/Agriculture
Acadian Culture
Franco-American Culture
Upper St.John River Valley

Text
An Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary
Science, Text

A glossary of agricultural and environmental biotechnology terms.

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Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology
Farming/Agriculture
Agricultural biotechnology--Dictionary

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Agricultural Society Returns
Maine State Archives, Text

In an effort to encourage agricultural improvements, the state gave money to the Agricultural Societies to give as awards for the best in various catagories. This return is from Kennebec County.

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Farming/Agriculture
Agriculture -- Kennebec County (Me.)

Dataset
Agricultural Statistics
Science, Dataset

A reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.

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Agricultural Statistics
Farming/Agriculture

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Building Miss Damon's Wall
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Photograph of a group of men, most posed, two working. "Building Miss Damon's Wall." Although this particular wall is probably ornamental, walls like it were important to the development of agriculture in Maine.

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Agriculture
Farming/Agriculture
Stone walls
Stonemasonry

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