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An independent farm journal Vol 2 No 4 Fall Issue 2010
Summer 2010 - Amish hay, stack and dry.
Sharon Green picture, Easton, Maine, Aroostook
Water supply
Water specialists at the university and in private
industry have cited this as an extra dry year for precip but
not a complete drought year as some imagine. Clear
Water Laboratory in Newport cited reports from testing
they normally do for farmers and home owners over the
course of the year as testing out relatively dryer than
normal but it was not a full drought year. “A lot of areas
are worse than others”, said Marc Hein. Aroostook for
instance had areas in the crown of Maine that were pleas-
antly warm and excellent growing weather mixed with
good rains. Crops are expected to be excellent there.
That fact is also proven in
hay coming out of southern
Aroostook that is excellent.
Hardly falling into the cate-
gory of “Aroostook Hay” -
the type of hay too busy po-
tato farmers put up later in
the season when spud plant-
ing delays getting in good
June crops. The hay season
this year has been extended
by earlier spring grass grow-
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State fairs 2010 photographs inside
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No predictions for weather
this good this season were
possible. As is the case with
Skowhegan Fair, one day of
rain did happen traditionally
and also at Union Fair but
many were without poor
weather all summer long.
Ribbon winning woodpecker photo by Kim Partridge, Corinna
Attendance was up at most fairs giving fair associations a boost in earnings and helping
farmers with premiums for bringing in animals and equipment. The usual midways were
great fun for kids and entertainment shows among the best in recent years. The advent
of the digital camera has improved the photography entrants 100% with the example
above shown at Piscataquis Valley Fair. Other photos are shown within our pages.
ing temperatures and sun to Maine farmer linked to causes
make for a bumper crop.
Hardly the case last year
when June rains caused
shortages statewide. Things
Salmonella scare across nation
Some 1500 cases of salmonella were recorded in numerous states in September
along the coast are made dif- prompting the FDA to close chicken farm operations by two farmers in Iowa at various
ficult regardless due to ocean facilities and was the cause of a recall of half a billion eggs delivered in almost half of all
Water Supply US states. Listed causes for farm closings were rodents, wild birds, bugs and holes in the
walls of chicken houses, some of which allowed manure to exit the buildings. Escaped
chickens tracking manure
over feed, wildlife entering
and exiting chicken houses,
mice, live flies, workers
Lack of ample locally calls in 22 states of millions fore Congress to address working without changing
produced feed contributed of eggs and chickens. the seriousness of the clothing on a scheduled ba-
to Maine’s demise in brown DeCoster’s ownership of charges filed in courts in sis, wild birds flying in and
egg production years back. rat infested feed mills is many states. A formula of out of hen houses, manure
And now, the poor quality said to be one cause for the industrial agriculture with too deep in houses, maggots,
of feed in Iowa and other food poison nationwide. ample fodder and intense manure in and outside of
states has led Maine pro- Austin “Jack” Decoster has food production will equal buildings were also noted as
ducer Jack DeCoster to be been the poster boy for a excellent food production violations for actions taken
ridiculed by national media bad egg business in Maine is only as good as the care against the farmers.
for salmonella in eggs and and other states for years taken to rear such livestock
chicken production with re- now and he was called be- of any kind. A simple irony. Inside:
Mainely Agriculture’s
annual look at the state
meat processing infra-
structure is on pages 7-11.
The MidWinter - Agricul-
tural Trade Show issue
will publish a vendor sup-
plement in January, 2011.
2 Fall Issue
Water Supply
mists and dampness in the
air keeping fields wetter
longer in a given day - a
traditional problem over
much of the coastal regions.
The end result is extra ted-
ding to turn over and dry hay
much longer than other ar-
eas have to do in baling.
Regarding the lev-
els of water supply one local
homeowner with a dug well
encased in cement tile - a
normal ten foot deep well
was measured in mid Au-
gust and showed 4 feet lost,
or just 6 feet remained use-
ful to the household supply.
A bountiful corn feld in central Maine. agriculture and her
Many consumers ate excellent corn quality of life,
through to the end of September prior also well shared
to the first frost.
That is a significant loss or
40 percent of total average
supply for that homestead. Common to many Maine towns in the
Some livestock farmers past, local dairy farms put milk into
short of grazing land in Cen-
containers and delivered them to
tral Maine were compelled
to feed out hay when fields homes, 7 days a week. At the start, tin
burned up. An influx of containers, then glass bottles and even-
growth in late August tually many dairies used cardboard
brought back some grass in cartons. The Bordeaux Dairy began in
time for flushing for live- 1882 on Somes Sound, Mt. Desert. It
stock breeding seasons. remained in the same family until it
Skowhegan Fair was purchased by an employee, John
Fernald, who later sold it to Grant’s
honors Seavey Dairy in 1987. The Bordeaux Dairy
was the largest on Mt. Desert Island
Janet & Bill Seavey
of Windsor are well known and this wagon is at the Bangor mu-
to sheep people throughout seum established by Galen Cole. The
Maine. Janet as a mentor to museum is full of hundreds of things.
dozens of young people
for many years.
Due to this fact
and Janet’s termi-
nal illness, Skow-
Youth Development Center into Agricultural training
hegan Fair chose
Photos by Emily Adams from Penquis Review
to name her to For many years before expansion of the youth center at
their lifetime live- Charleston, seasonal produce and livestock meats were pur-
stock achievement chased by the state locally for feeding inmates. In recent
award roll of years produce has been produced there as well. Emily Adams
honor at the fair
caught up with Ron Perry, pictured, at Piscataquis Valley
this year. Getting
her award, many Fair, where the center competes for ribbons on behalf of the
tears and laughter youth housed there with green thumbs.
were expressed for
a life well spent in
with friends.

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$30. col. inch the local fair in Dover-Foxcroft and many won first and second
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Penobscot County Soil & Water Conservation District named a Char- A News
you can
leston family to the 2009 honor as the district Conservation Cooperator
of the year for that farm’s use of environmental incentives to improve
Maine G use
operations at the 809 acre farm. With 600 acres forested, the remaining 209 acres are Sweetgrass on DVD - The film recounting the last sheep drive by Big Timber's Allestad
wisely used to care for 550 Holstein cows that have 289 milkers. Dick and Melvina family into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness has been released in DVD.
Perkins run AlfalaSlopes Farm and sell milk to Dairy Farmers of America Coop. "Sweetgrass: The Last Ride of the American Cowboy" is a documentary film by the
Through a land preservation program, the Perkins have recently increased this acreage to husband and wife team of Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash. The DVD can be
1,400 acres with help from the Maine Farmland Trust. Perkins is leasing 660 additional found on Amazon for $30 or less. Special showings of the film were made around the
acres, 300 in trees with 230 United States and at international film festivals this winter after the film debuted. The
acres tillable for three years
with purchase option. Exer-
cising this purchase, this
Wool pools sell wool documentary received critical acclaim for its cinematography and realistic portrayal of
ranching life.
Cornell Animal Science Department and the NYS 4-H Department are
new land is guaranteed to developing a website to increase pre-college students’ awareness of careers within the
remain in farmland. Three Animal Industry. Many middle school and high school students have misconceptions
generations help at the farm. about what the field of animal science entails and we hope to provide a tool that can guide
Son Aaron and daughter them on their career exploration path. You can view a prototype of this project at:
Nicole with Nicole’s hus- http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/animal_industry/ .
band and five employees full National Institute of Agronomic Research of France (INRA in French), the
time and additional part time
same Institute that put up the extremely successful selection scheme of the Lacaune sheep
workers. The larger farm is
breed, now has 100% working genomic research ongoing to find markers for milk
modern and traditional in its
production, as well as fat and protein. It will take a few years before having some very
approach. A conservation
concrete results. - from Yves M. Berger University of Wisconsin-Madison Spooner Ag.
plan, nutrient management,
Research Station Phone: 715/635-3735 This augurs well for milk sheep producers here
GPS fertilizer/pesticide ap-
in Maine as such data, when finally applied to those East Friesian sheep here in the region
plication by need and com- Fred Arledge of Littleton is a member of the two sheep
can speed the blood testing of pureness to broods and rams now living in Maine.
puterized milking parlor/ID groups in Maine, The Maine Sheep Breeders’ Association
The House Agriculture Committee passed the Veterinary Services Investment Act
record keeping are likewise (MSBA) and Central Maine Sheep Producers (CMS). He
in mid September. This bill would establish a competitive grant program at USDA to
matched by energy audit to chose to pool with Central Maine Sheep this year, his 384
support efforts to increase access to veterinary care in underserved areas. “Rural areas are
make energy conservation pounds of largely colored Romney wool that was sold
facing a critical and growing shortage of large animal veterinarians. These veterinarians
under Efficiency Maine with the groups’ cache of 1800 pounds to Briggs and Little
are the first lines of defense against animal disease and a crucial player in ensuring the
possible through such equip- Wool Mill of Harvey Station, New Brunswick as each
safety of our food. This bill will encourage veterinarians to serve these areas where their
ment that allows freon from producer cleared 62 cents per pound after transportation
skills are needed," said the Ag Committee. The Veterinary Services Investment Act now
milk cooling to also preheat and money exchange across the border. Maine Sheep
moves to the Senate for consideration. Contact Maine’s Senators Snowe and Collins on
furnace water followed with producers brought in some 5-7,000 pounds of wool at their
this and the following pending legislation in Congress soon.
plate cooling water diverted earlier pool and sold it to several specialty wool buyers for
to troughs for the cows. All higher prices and a remaining lesser quality wool being Report Notes Job Losses If Estate Tax Returns - A new study by the American
cooling condenser heat is sold to Bartlettyarns of Harmony at under 45 cents per Family Business Foundation indicates that as many as 1.5 million additional jobs could
pumped back into the milk pound. Wool purchased at Bartlett following the wool be lost if Congress allows the Federal Estate Tax to return next year. Under the Economic
parlor to slow the restarting pools only garnered 35 cents per pound this year and the Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA), the estate tax expired at the end
of the furnace in winter. advantage of joining with other sheep producers at wool of 2009 but will return in 2011 at a rate of 55 percent on all assets over one-million
Numerous improvements to pool time is evident. MSBA holds their pool at the Fiber dollars. The study concludes that if the estate tax were reinstituted at a 65 percent rate,
watershed runoff conserva- Festival in spring and CMS holds their pool at the fair- more than 1.6 million jobs would be lost. If Congress takes no action and the estate tax
tion, heavy use areas, ma- grounds site in Dover-Foxcroft the 3rd weekend in July. returns to the pre-EGTRRA rate of 55 percent, between 1.4-million and 1.5-million jobs
nure collection and transfer would be lost. Numerous national agricultural organizations have asked for Senate
make this a fine example Deadman’s Isle support in passing permanent and meaningful estate tax relief legislation.
and worthy of the conserva- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released $1,376,054 in
tion award for 2009. emergency contingency funding this month to help low-income homeowners and renters
meet their home energy needs though the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
More cooperators At The Dragon’s Den
Corinna 278-3415
(LIHEAP). This funding is in addition to the more than $59 million that was allocated for
Maine for Fiscal Year 2010 and will help hard-working families and seniors heat their
to be noted next issue. Trails Open Oct. 29-30 at 9 pm
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4 Fall Issue Last week, I
stated this woman was
the ugliest woman I
had ever seen. I have
Food for thought since been visited by
her sister, and now
“ Our agricultural system has become broken to the point wish to withdraw that
where the opportunity to serve in uniform is more promising statement.
than the opportunity to serve your country food.” --- Mark Twain
- Attributed to Grist Magazine, A beacon in the smog.
Before I refuse to take
We came across this quote electronically and loved it. Coming as a your questions, I have
former veteran and modern agriculturalist, the real meat and potatoes an opening
of this century, we hope, is set upon the commonality we all share Statement
with eking a better life. The Maine Department of Agriculture has --- Ronald Reagan
Inside the office of Sonett II Aurora, OH July 22-25, 2010
a pet phrase we also like, “Get Real, Get Maine”. It speaks volumes.
Just what is broken? Our attitudes or our facts?
The challenges of farming as anyone knows who partakes in that
LETTERS This letter is in regard to “Amish Wisdom,” in the LET-
TERS section of your summer issue. I enjoy reading your
newspaper, so I was surprised to see such an ugly “joke”
career is not just weather, markets, the economy, it is also food Responses: Summer Issue making fun of Muslims. Would you be so willing to
publish a “joke” about stingy Jews or pedophile Catholic
security. I wonder if folks remember a rift betwixt the Brits and w/ editorial comment priests or lecherous Mormons with multiple wives? I’m
Argentina in the last decade. Not the Falklands, but the banana time I hadToday was the first
the opportunity to sure the Amish do not appreciate being portrayed as bigots
backlash of certain South American vs British interests in the lowly read your newspaper and I in the same issue where they are promoting their new store
in Unity.
banana. It (bananas) is so easy to infect whole societies so simply and found it very informative. Lastly, the Muslim community buys a significant
cause plague, famine. This is not to couch fear in the banana, only to However, I was disap- amount of goats and sheep from small local farmers in
pointed to see the joke enti-
take the example and bring it down to earth. We need to get better, tled Amish Wisdom which New England and bigoted jokes on their behalf certainly
Maine and America, in all things. This is not to say that the USA and stereotyped Muslims. When does not create an atmosphere where they would feel
welcome in Maine or particularly inclined to do business
Canada are not the world’s breadbasket and that we do not feed the I read a joke about a race or with people who think it is funny to encourage them to
world at every opportunity, only to say that we can get better. We can religion, I substitute my own
and it no longer is funny to drink out of feces laden water.
do even more to provide even better food and everyone knows it. It me; only hurtful. I checked Seriously, cut out the bigotry – you have a wonderful
starts right in your own back yard. Lack a yard: your window sill, the the web and learned that one publication that I look forward to reading each issue.
Bigotry is ugly and ignorant and the guy who sent the joke
city roof, in among some flowers on the south patch of lawn. I hate in every five humans on
earth is Muslim. In the “John in Sacramento” can keep his humor on the west
dirt farming but I like to eat. United States, there are coast. - Jessica Masse
about ten million Muslims.
They say the dirt, the loam, in the Ukraine is among the deepest Not all are extremists. Most Everything is funny, as long as it's conceited paper boy and left
richest patch of good ground Europe has. It is highly underused and are ordinary people living happening to somebody else, said
Will Rogers, quite some time ago.
it white washed, but we did
does not do what it should to help feed the middle east, eastern their lives as best they can. I not write the joke and rhe-
assume you intended no Levity - portal 911 - torically it was an example
Europe etc. These things have to change. As a sheep farmer with harm when you published has a short fuse these of the circle of life. Those
easy maintenance food on the field day in and day out, perhaps it this joke and I will continue days. Mainely Agriculture who do, those who do not,
seems tawdry to knock other farmers and farming as a career choice to read your newspaper. Just came across a different those who listen and those
want to remind you of the sort of joke and published who refuse to listen. In the
but it is something anyone can learn and profit from by not just filling effect of stereotyping. It has iit last issue and one more thrust of this joke, obviously
a gut, we only wish we discovered it sooner. WGS a negative connotation for time below condensed. the Moslem refused to listen.
Letters: me and many others as well. One cut up happened to be I too, like those who criti-

On the RFD with Mainely Ags

PO Box 632
Brownville 04414
pvsmilksheep@aol.com
By Jack Strout
The boss got me out of bed last week
and wanted to know if I wanted to ride with
him up to the county. “Are you bugging me?” I didn’t Mission Statement
take long to scrub down and grab a couple Buds know- It is our volunteer mission
ing he’d stop at Dunkin and I’d have a paper bag. So I to support and encourage a
was all set. It wasn’t too far up and we redid the vibrant and thriving return
Patten run of paper drop offs. He said he forgot the to family farming / forestry
hardware store last trip so he ran in for that and we along with building a more
drove by the Logging Museum and found out there was healthy farm infrastructure, a
sustainable and wider re-
bean hole bean supper the next Saturday so we both hit
gional economy based upon
the same note saying that should be a hoot, toot. Fig- agricultural traditions
ured he’d hit that this year. There is something about
handed down for centuries.
Finch Hill no matter which side of the road you slow Such agrarianism
down to view. Just mother earth’s magical treats. I’ve is indeed a culture at the
seen it many times in my early days as a hunter gath- same time it is an economy.
erer so I guess with the dry July, we may have a poor We foster and support such a
leaf peep this year....folks smart enough among the liv- local economy, statewide.
ing ought to take Finch Road sometime to hit Patten Editorial Contributors
town for the fun of it. North view of Pamola bass ack- Fabienne Prost
wards, sure makes the north view of the crown of Bill Sawtell
Maine a working stiff’s reason for living a done deal. Gordon Moore
Ellen MacMillan
Jack Strout
- Judy Cirillo Moslem, the other Amish. cised running this joke, do
Attention E-mail letter writers The joke itself made a com- not condemn all Moslems
Please include your town and state,
or province at the signature end
plete circle, as in life, and in who are good citizens in this
of your comments. - Publisher. publishing it, response dem- or any country with such a
onstrated that some people joke that was simply cen-
tered on one man, one dolt.
An Amish farmer walking can take a joke, others not.
through his field notices a man The Moslem's ignorance It matters little of what faith,
drinking from his pond with his was defended by several color, etc. any dolt may be,
hand. He shouts, “Trinken Sie Mainers after it was pub- only that a dolt is a dolt and
nicht das Wasser, die Kuhe und lished and the newspaper can be a laughing matter.
Scweine haben in ihm geshis- not. No Amish person said Aptly said by Will Rogers
sen!” Simple definition cow pig
anything was offensive until the shoe drops.
byre. The other shouts back, “I
am a Muslim. Speak English about the joke as it centered
Infidel. Straw hat replies, “Use on the ignorance of this par-
We do appreciate all views
two hands, you’ll get more. ticular Moslem not heeding and welcome letters to the
the Amish man's well spo- editor as this is a farming
ken advice. The intention of newspaper and we know of
our published joke in these no farmer refraining from
- Established Summer 2008 - days of what is and what is telling a good joke no matter
Sheep Market Publishing Co. not PC, is that, if the Mos- whose feathers are ruffled.
PO Box 632 Brownville, Me 04414 lem man cannot listen to the As regards the crux of ter-
Amish man giving him ad- rorism in today’s world, the
Tel. 965-2332 vice, will he ever listen to choice of which century to
pvsmilksheep@aol.com anybody? Even when it is in kick back to and stop the
milksheep@myfairpoint.net his interest to listen as it clock, the Amish have the
might affect his good health? right one and I am afraid the
We could have changed the 12th, not the 19th just
doesn’t wash for the planet.
Founding Publisher Wallace Sinclair joke to a neighbor say, and a No word harm intended. WGS

Our information published about various
milking animals last issue brought out questions about sheep milking
breeds. We would like to encourage any discussion of Agriculture for
other readers interested in the same and other issues.
Subject: sheep breeds
I live in Caribou. I was wondering what breeds you used in your
dairy. I have had sheep for meat purposes in the past. I had a
dorset/rambouillet cross ewe that gave me 30 lb. twin lambs, at 35
days, every 6.5 months. She had an udder like a holstein. I had to
keep the buck away from her after 4 lambings in about 2 years just
to give her a break.
I am considering the dorset/rambouillet cross, dorset/tunis cross,
katahdin cross, or st croix cross. I would like to try to get very
heavy milking ewes from these breeds without going to the dairy
breeds to get the heavy milking. Since this is just for my families
use, not a commercial operation, I think I can do something like this.
Gary Storey
The un-comfort
By Robert Wilson insecure
about her
background.
Good Habit - She grew up
Questionable Motive in a blue
collar fam-
I would like to ily where
neither her
share with you a story mother or
about my mom, a
father finish
woman who was very -ed eight grade. Mom com-
pleted high school, but only
Yes, we do send with tutoring by my father.
She would frequently say to
me, “I was born on the
wrong side of the tracks.”
In the postal mail.
* Advertisers, hand copies At age 19, she married my
* Potential Advertisers, hand copies father, the handsome son
* Selected Mom & Pop stores, from a wealthy family. Her
seasonal farm stands and beauty and charm trumped
related AG businesses hand copies. all the debutantes in town,
and swept Dad off his feet.
* For Servicemen & women, She thought she had it made
begin to send addresses. and that all her fears would
These will have no fee... go away. Money and posi-
tion, however, would not
Experience
erase her feelings of inferi-
ority. Those feelings were
intensified instead. The con-
for sure, in the post ! trast between her education
and her in-laws with profes-
We know some readers sional degrees was intimi-
get to the feed store or a dating.
larger fuel station / quick pick
Mom wanted to fit
and the papers are gone!
in, join the discussions, be
To fill this need we will mail an authority in her own
right. In short, she wanted to
you your paper at cost,
first class for 1 year. feel important in her new
Simply 5 issues 5 bucks.
family, and she realized that
she needed more knowl-
- Your agricultural quarterly - edge. Determined to find a
5 for 5
way to reduce her education
deficit, Mom threw herself
into reading.
Any subject ap-
pealed to her at first, and
overtime she found her fa-
PO Box 632 Brownville 04414 vorites and pursued them to
It is that simple. excellence. One thing she
had no time for was fiction.
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Answer:
Lacune and Sardi milksheep and/or East Friesian. But standing alone, these wooly sheep
You are have great yields not crossed to milk sheep rams. My composites - created over 12 years
the third person to - came out of Katahdins, Dorset, Suffolk, Texel and Targhee. I had a few Oxfords and
quiz me about milk so, that many years later, they have a smidgen of each in the foundation broods I have left.
sheep recently and I have some Black Welsh Mountain/Romney crossed to the EF ram; some Icelandic,
what to cross them Romney, and keep two Cheviot. Finally, I have pure Katahdins that I have been crossing
with. Your out- and also some Katahdin/Dorset sisters of a Katahdin/Dorset brute. Magoo is the EF ram.
standing individu- So, yes, a Dorset/Ramboulliet cross makes sense. So does Tunis and others
als you mention are across the country are cross-
like human beings ing them to East Friesian
and sheep. Use sires. With Tunis, I would
that as your starting go for pure breds to start
point. A Dorset
Peter Roof,. Newport and cross them to a milk
cross with a Ram- planted 150 elderberry sheep ram to improve the
bouillet would miti- plants 7 years ago & Tunis average yield. Dorset
gate the complexity harvested 700 lbs this you likely would not have to
of Rambouillet year. If he were making
wine with it that would
do that if you stay with
shearing and they make 165 gallons. He milky purebred individuals
are tough to do. As sold his crop to custom- alone without using a milk
you know, the ers passing by his farm sheep ram. Over the years
French use Ram- that is now for sale. He studies I have read indicates
bouillet as milk has a raspberry grove three breeds are the best for
and strawberry patch all
sheep and likely
with a good crop this lactation yield Dorset, Suf-
cross them with a season plus a winery. folk and Targhee. WGS
zone
It was a habit that served her well, and in 1960 paid off in a big way. That year my dad At that point Mom ran to
was diagnosed with kidney failure and given less than a year to live. There was no cure, the nearest phone and di-
and my parents were advised to start planning for the day he would die. aled Boston until she got
one of those doctors on the
Three years old at the time, my recollections are that my strong Daddy could no longer line. “Yes,” he replied, “we
pick me up and carry me. That he did not go to work very often, and spent his days in bed. are still looking for volun-
I noticed Mom took over all the driving and occasionally pulled off the road so Dad could teers. Send me your hus-
vomit. band and his brother.” That
night they went to visit my
Mom and Dad sold their house and used the proceeds to buy a four-unit apartment house Uncle Ralph, who said, “To
with the plan that Mom, my sister and I would live in one unit and live off the rents of the save your life, absolutely!
other three. The plan was for my mother to work part time until my sister and I were old Yes, you may have one of
enough for school, then she would work full time. Until Dad’s illness, she had been a stay my kidneys.”
home Mom.
I share this story because
After her tutored at home high school, Mom trained as an x-ray technician, but had not
Mom developed a lifelong
worked in years. She began to take temp jobs to beef up her skills and to develop a
habit of reading non-fiction
network of potential employers when the inevitable day arrived.
because she wanted to im-
press her in-laws and other
At one of those early temp jobs, the x-ray machine broke. An extended period of down people who intimidated her.
time ensued, and Mom went to the magazine rack in the doctor’s lobby for something to In the end, her habit saved
read. She passed over the popular magazines of the day after finding an out of date my dad’s life. He became
medical journal. “This looks like something good for my mind!” she thought. the 12th person in the world
In an article about physicians in Boston conducting experimental surgery, she learned to have a kidney transplant
of the world’s first kidney transplants. At the time of the writing, the doctors were looking and live. And, I got Dad for
for volunteers. Her pulse quickened. As she read on, she discovered there was a prerequi- 18 more years.
site. The volunteers had to have an identical twin. Dad happened to have an identical twin.
brother.
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You all too often find
yourself serving your kids
or grandkids those deli-
ciously rich, high calorie
foods that they love at the
expense of healthful foods
that they don’t like.
If this describes
you, welcome to the club of
people who have what nutri-
tion researcher Sheryl
Hughes and colleagues
might classify as an
“indulgent” feeding style.
Hughes is based at the ARS
Children’s Nutrition Re-
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she’s an assistant professor
of developmental psycholo-
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look at the feeding styles of
parents and other caregivers
to learn more about how
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kids, and help stop the
childhood obesity epidem-
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of children and adolescents
in the United States are
overweight or obese.
Hughes is examin-
ing two “permissive” feed-
ing styles - “indulgent” and
nutritionally neglectful
“uninvolved” - and two
styles that offer more struc-
ture - “authoritarian” (a
highly controlling approach
in which kids are given no
choices) and “authoritative”
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Among other findings,
the team determined that the
“indulgent” feeding style
was significantly associated
with higher child BMI.
Hughes, along with Theresa
Nicklas of the Houston
Center and other co investi-
gators, document the study
in a 2008 article in the Jour-
nal of Developmental and
Behavioral Pediatrics.
If heeded, the re-
search may help shape
meal-time parenting for the
better, given increasing a
better parenting.
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Hunt preserve offers fun & meat for the table Ag Special Subject Supplement
Last fall we published a list of Maine butcher shops and
do so again this year on page 11. Some shops chose to
Mark and Joanne Luce began in 1997 an alternative way to preserve farmland and keep land in agriculture. promote their business further within the next pages.
They sought to provide food (Venison), a product (Antlers) and recreation (Hunting) and that meant creating a deer farm -
and hunting preserve and likewise that meant very little (close to none) harvesting of wood to maintain the thrill of the With the need for expanded conservation of a declined
hunt a very real and fresh event for those who choose to guarantee their hunting success. Throughout the year some 15 white tail deer herd in Maine, we publish this list of
acres of 150 + acres are kept chewed down by lambs and does and a resident dominant buck per grouping until rutting state deer farms below, some of which offer hunting
season when the various groups are allowed full access to the buck and the lambs are held out for fresh sires at 1 ½ preserves and most offer animals on the hoof for meat
years, some are held to 2 ½ years depending upon a number of factors. When asked if any of his deer have ever twinned processing. We hope readers take advantage of their
Mark Luce replied that had happened - while unusual - twice since 1997. What makes that unique is that in the wild, it commercial hunt services to bag and process venison.
is rare if one in 1000 would normally twin.
The two products that come from antlers, velvet proc-
essed into food supplements and the antlers themselves is
coupled with hunters using local butcher shops to do the
processing of the venison. Of benefit to local camp Androscoggin Cty. Hedgebog Farm Todd Jefferson 549-3221 Wildes Woodyard Waldo County
grounds, the hunting season for a preserve such is this is Red Elk Ranch Dolloff Raymond fepeaslee@aol.com Deer Farm Country Haven Deer
September through February, so a deer farm is a contribu- David Labbe Green Rocky Mtn. Deer, Elk and
Sayward's Deer Farm Buffalo Ranch offers qual- Robbie Wilds Carmel Farm John Fontain
tor to the local economy in several tangible ways. Storman Farm Kenneth Sayward ity USDA Venison and
Waldo
Piscataquis County
Wayne & Tammy Stor- Raymond Buffalo meat.
Joe Williams VA. Snow Farm Elizibeth Drop Tine Deer Farm
- I highly recom- man Lisbon Falls Rocky Mtn Red Deer Snow Dover-Foxcroft Greg and Sharon
mend Hindsite Red Franklin County Farm Forrest & Danny Keach Frankfort
Deer Hunt Pre- Aroostook County Dandelion Deer Farm Sagadohoc County
Peaslee Jefferson
serve. I am a pro- Chabre Deer Farm Butch &Cindy Wells Chopps Creek Deer Sunrise Ridge Farm
fessional Rodrique Chabre Chesterville Oxford County Farm/ Ron Rodgers Sr. Geoffrey and Sandy
Taxidermist. When Caribou Deer Meadow Farm Woolwich Smith Liberty 589-
booking hunts I 3000
look for quality in Clement Farm Hancock County Kevin Billings West
Somerset County Farmgssmith@faipoint.net
the game that I James Clement Hillside Game Ranch Paris
hunt. Mark really Scott Beede & Tanya Brown's Deer Farm/ Sun Ridge Deer Farm of-
Linneus NI HE VI Deer & Elk Kenneth Brown Anson fers quality Venison, Vel-
has top quality Red Longley Aurora 584-
Stags. I can't say D'Amboise Farms 2004 Farm Caldwell & Di- vet Antler, and Hard Antler.
enough about the ane Jackson Oxford Julie's Red Deer Farm
Jeannot D'Amboise www.hillsideguideservice. Gary & Julie La- Washington County
help Mark gave me
Grand Isle com Offering hunts for Elk, The Red Elk Game Freniere Madison Noyes Farm
in collecting a very Buffalo, Red Stag, Fallow
nice animal for a Good Shepherd Deer Deer, Sika Deer, Russian Ranch Colby Noyes Danforth
full body mount. Ellery Porter Peru Lone Oak Deer Farm
Farm James Hender- Boar, Coyote, Whitetail Ben & Melissa Black- Peek-a-boo Deer Farm
He took the time to Deer, Moose, Bobcat and
make my hunt ex-
son Linneus Penobscot County well Madison 696- and Hunt Park Kirk &
Black Bear. All hunts in-
actly what I was Homestead Lodge, Inc clude meals, lodging, and Ash Hill View 1093 Judy Sherman
looking for. John Nelson Oxbow Plt full guide service. Deer Farm China 314-4349
Morning Mist Farm kandj@fairpoint.net Offer-
J. Costello PA. - This Shakaree Red Deer Kenneth Swett Daniel & Tammy Bra- ing trophy hunts, whole an-
Kennebec County Carmel 848-3866
was my first time hunting Farm & Mountain sier Ripley imal venison and bison
anything, let alone Red Dill Farm Frances Dill reddeer@roadrunner.com meat as well as USDA ven-
Shadows Hunting Offering USDA Venison Dean Deer Farm
Stags! It was the BEST Belgrade Lakes ison and bison upon request
experience I ever had. I
Mark Drew & Gary Sales, Breed Stock and Ant- Norman Dean Madi-
shot a trophy buck. I was Dwyer Houlton Dorr Pond Deer Farm ler Velvet. Red Stag Farm
son
the happiest guy around. 532-2940 Benjamin Hussey Leon Yeaton Addison
Fallow PARK Farm
The staff of guides plus www.shakareedeerfarm.com/ Windsor Shady Maple Deer
www.mountainshadowshunti Adam Graves Etna York County
the great hospitality was & Lemon Stream
the best! “Guide Jason ng.com As one of the larg- Highland Acres Farm Applegate Deer Farm
Hindsite Preserve & Game Lands
Farris instructed James est breeding facilities in the Ziggy Lawrence Al- Edgar and Patricia Dol-
country Shakaree has been Deer Farm Norman and Beth Luce
with firearm safety, bion bec Newfield
sighted in his rifle, and offering Breed Stock, Vital Mark and Joanne Luce Anson 696-3006
was at James side Velvet Capsules / Velvet Ledge Hill Deer Farm Newport 368-4957 Farm www.lemonstreamgamelands. Apple Gate Deer Farm
Antler, Venison Sticks, and 207 356-3582 Cell com 50 miles north of Au-
throughout his hunt." - Romeo Gaboury Edgar and Patricia Dol-
Mark Luce. Hindsite Hunt Preserve is located at 314 Stetson Rd, Newport, Trophy Hunts since 1990. www.hindsite-deer.com gusta and 4 hours noth of
Chelsea Only 2.5 miles from I-95 Boston they offer Trophy bec Newfield 793-8677
Maine 04953, 2.5 miles from I-95 and 25 miles from Bangor International
Spruce Tree Deer offering Trophy Red Stag, Red Stag, Fallow Buck,
Airport. They offer Trophy Red Stag, Fallow Bucks and Quality Meat Hunts Oak Ridge Red Deer Firtile Farm, LLC
on private land in a family friendly environment. Safety is the 1st Priority - Farm Lionel & Lind- Fallow Buck, Quality Meat Quality Meat Hunts, as well
Farm Gary & Rhoda as Bison, Whole Animal Theodore and Deborah
You will hunt with a Registered Maine Guide in the preserve during your stay sey Theriault Connor Hunts, Antler Velvet, Ant-
and be provided an area to safely sight in firearms or bow. Willard Mount Vernon ler Chews, and Whole Ani- Venison sales and Hay. Kryzak Acton
Twp
Taylor Farm mal Venison sales since
Sideview Deer Farm
Tobins Red Deer Farm Joan's Deer Farm
2000.
James Taylor Chelsea Linda & Michael Cip- Joan Bradbury Hollis
Hindsite Darrell Tobin
Mapleton Knox County
Mason Farm Elwood riaro Athens
Sanborn Farm Forrest
Hunt Preserve Cumberland County
Lincoln County
& Carl Mason Levant
Strong Hold Farm
McJordie's Deer Farm Jeff Lamb
Sanborn - Limerick
Lakefield Farm/ James Tarbox Fallow Deer
Bayley Hill Elk and Terry Bragg Bangor Mount Vernon
Maxmin/ Nobleboro Tom and Joanne Tar-
Trophy Red Stags & Fallow Buck Hunts Deer Farm Fred &
Kathleen Bayley Rocky Mtn. Deer, Elk Skinner Bog Deer Watering Hole Farm box Buxton
Mark Luce, Newport Home 368-4957 Scarborough and Buffalo Ranch Farm Wayne Garnett Tobin & Susan
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Luce’s Meats - Anson
In November, Arnold and Elaine Luce will mark
10 years as a USDA meat plant from the secluded location
on a hill in rural North Anson. Additionally to domestic
livestock processing they handle custom work for moose,
deer, etc. Over the years processing meat for Maine
consumers has been a good business but among the best
achievements the Luce family has brought about is that
they are the only certifed meat processor allowed for the
Whole Foods Store in Portland, a major buyer of their
meats. They are certified to be third party processors for
humane handling and they were the first meat processor in
the state to be certified organic. A few years back the
Luces began what became an exclusive service to restau-
rants. They created the Maine Farm Brands label for their
meats and peddle this brand of meat cuts along routes they
established all over Maine.
This provides
them with steady
income in addi-
tion to the tradi-
tional farmer and
hunter trade that Mary Lord photo, Kenduskeag
comes in season-
ally and helps to The Higgins Family - Maple Lane Farms
employ workers, Maple Lane Farms is a fourth-generation family farm and Village on Rt 11A. These years of experience with state-of-
drivers, cutters, has been at the same location since 1935 when Stanley the-art refrigeration; precise cutting, wrapping and vacuum
meat packers, Higgins bought the farm. Stanley sold the farm to Charles packaging builds the farm reputation. They currently have
cleaners, skinners, “Shine” and Margaret Higgins in 1941, together; they ran approximately 250 beef on feed at all times. All cattle are
farm hands, the farm as a potato, dairy and hay operation. Barry, joined fed a diet, without the use of stimulants or growth hor-
chores that all his dad Shine in the ‘60s and the farm was primarily a dairy mones. All beef is hung a minimum of 14 days after
farmers do them- farm. In the early ‘70’s a farm store was added at the slaughter before it is processed. This has been proven to
selves but com- location and the family sold meat and natural milk as well improve flavor and tenderness.
bining cattle rear- as ran a wholesale truck. They decided to close the farm Over 2009-2010 they have added 2,400 sq ft to the
ing with meat store in 1988, but continued to do custom meat cutting of processing facility which includes more refrigeration an
processing is not a domestic and game animals. They sold and processed sides additional processing area as well as a fully automated
lonesome work, and quarters of beef and pork raised on the farm. In the smoke house. They farm nearly 1600 acres in Penobscot
most good butcher early ‘90’s, they started a small-scale commercial hay and and Piscataquis County with 500 acres in corn, 60 acres in
shops do this. It silage business. In 1995, son BJ decided to join the farm barley and the rest being in hay production keeping 400
improves the rep- operation. He continues today becoming the fourth gener- head of dairy and beef cattle.
utation of the cut- ation. BJ is a major partner in the business along with his The whole family is involved in the business. Daughter
ting and the meat. wife, Randa and their girls, McKenna and Kylie. At that Amy has two sons, Brandon and Barrett, who are old
time, they started a small herd of natural beef, so they enough to help out on the farm and Amy & Mike help in
USDA Inspected
could supply customers with beef raised directly on the the fall when it gets busy with game animals.
farm.
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Herring Bros. Watson’s Custom Meats

The variety and length of time the

family meats Watson family of Etna has brought to

their present business is interesting. The
farm itself represents 5 generations of
farming that in recent years has concen-
Sister and brother Ellie trated upon horse boarding with riding
Patterson and Trey Gilbert remem- trails coupled with beef and pork produc-
ber the Herring brothers and that tion and hay manufacture and sales. The
influence upon the family line past three years has brought Jeff and his
business which now occupies the great experience with the late Wayne
old plant and has expanded to new Young of Newburg and that fine meat
quarters jutting out the front of a processing facility, home. While the
building that housed 4 generations Young shop is closed, many of those
of meat cutters. With Tom & An- customers came to Watsons to continue
drea Gilbert, parents, they manage the fine service and cutting Jeff and Andy
the business with a modern focus. bring to this new farm business located
A modern recognition of local on Carter Road. Jeff ‘s 17 years with
farming and livestock availability. Young were well spent.
To this end, they now They have a custom shop and so there
privately label from 50-60 Maine is a custom thinking behind how they do
producers their own USDA in- business here. Those beef and pork ani-
spected products. Lamb, pork, Trey Gilbert mals they raise may at times be chosen
Beef, goat - you name it they have probably cut, inspected and packaged it for the farmer by customers for processing, either by
customers who economically market it at farmstead locations and distant Maine stores. half, quarter or whole. This
The custom cutting they provide households are too many to count. So many allows the farm to sell the Jeff, in foreground
farmers raise animals for the freezer in central Maine. The many hunters with game animal on the hoof for a the quality of the rate of
animals, within Maine’s hunting region, expands the cutting business even more so. The reasonable price and then growth over time.
variety of specialty farm cutting and meat process manufacturing product lines, again, the customer does not have As with any custom house
difficult to count when recipes and tastes are factored in. to bother with transport they have rules for custom-
This factor led this generation of the Herring family to invest in new smokers (2), costs to get his or her ani- ers to live by. The will do
new cryovac vacuum packaging, a 40X60 addition and the establishment of a new product, mal to the meat plant. The sheep, goats, pork, cattle
they are the processors of “Wicked Good Beef Jerky” that is marketed all over Maine. Watsons take care of that but will not do poultry and
They also provide meat products for the grocery chains which sell under the “Maine detail and cut the critter to do not sell retail cuts.
Kitchen” label and Dennis Paper that distributes a ground beef patty and keibassa to other the specific taste and order- They have a complete
Maine stores. ing of the buyer. It gives slaughter facility with blast
Representing some 90 years of cutting, this company has a road side meat market, the buyer the option of freezer and aging chill
the USDA plant, the food products manufacturing division and raises beef and buys local choice, and they get to view rooms. Due to the assump-
domestic livestock for processing. They provide food for many consumers in Maine and animals live and examine tion of business left by the
most may not even know this when they sit down to eat. passing of Wayne Young,
That is alright with Trey and Ellie, as long as the Game wardens and hunters are repeat business comes to
Andy among chilled them from towns all over
next 90 years are as good or better than the first 90. claiming wolves and coyotes in hanging pork Maine, in all directions.
Maine have been breeding in recent
W H O L E S A L E * R E T A I L * C U S T O M C U T T I N G Open Mon-Sat years. The outcome is a vicious
US DA & MOFGA CERTIFIED WATSON’S CUSTOM
7:30-5 pm example of the lone wolf mentality
EBT,DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED
Home of with the offspring. A danger to hu- BUTCHER SHOP
Wicked
Good Beef mans and livestock. Deer hunters Slaughtering - Smoking
Jerky
have traditionally taken such animals Vacuum Packing - Blast Freezing
Tel. 876-4395 Store, when out and about and expectations BEEF - HOGS - LAMBS
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10 Fall Issue Meat in Maine...

Flying Mule Farm Roast Rack of Lamb with Fresh Mint and Rosemary
Serves 4 (prep time: 15 minutes; cook time: 40 minutes)
Ingredients:
* 2 whole racks of lamb, frenched
* ¼ cup vegetable oil
* 1 stick (4 oz.) unsalted butter
* 8 cloves garlic, peeled & crushed
* ½ cup chopped fresh mint
* ¼ cup chopped fresh thyme
* ¼ cup chopped fresh rosemary
* ¼ cup whole grain Dijon mustard
* ¼ cup dry red wine
Translator: * ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Fabienne Prost * salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Heat a well-seasoned cast
iron pan over high heat on the stovetop. Season the lamb
racks generously with salt and pepper. Add the vegetable
oil to the hot pan and continue heating the oil to smoking
point. When oil has just begun to smoke add the lamb
racks, fat side down, and sear until well caramelized.
Turn and sear the bottom and back sides of the racks. Re-
move lamb racks from the pan and remove pan from the
heat. Drain off any remaining oil and wipe out pan with a
paper towel.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the chopped mint, rose-
mary, thyme, mustard and wine. Stirring gently, slowly
add the olive oil. Season generously with salt and pepper.
Coat the seared lamb racks with half of the herb mixture.
Return the lamb to the warm cast iron pan, fat side up.
Add the butter and the crushed garlic. The butter Préchauffez le four à 230 degrés. Chauffez à feu vif une
should melt slowly from the residual heat of the pan. casserole en fonte sur la cuisinière. Assaisonnez
Transfer the pan to the preheated oven and roast, bast- généreusement de sel et de poivre les carrés d’agneau.
ing frequently with the butter-garlic mixture, until lamb Ajoutez l’huile végétale dans la casserole chaude, et con-
is cooked to desired doneness (125 for medium rare, tinuez à chauffer l’huile jusqu’à ce qu’elle frie.
about 25 minutes). Quand l’huile a commencé à frire, ajoutez les carrés
Remove lamb from the oven and let rest at room tem- d’agneau, le côté gras en bas, et les saisir jusqu’à ce qu’ils
perature for at least 10 minutes before carving. Coat soient bien caramélisés. Tournez et saisir le fond et les
with the remaining herb mixture and serve over soft po- côtés arrière des carrés d’agneau.
lenta, steamed quinoa or roasted potatoes. Retirez les carrés d’agneau de la casserole, et retirez la
poêle du feu. Egouttez l’huile restante, et bien essuyer la
French version casserole avec une serviette en papier.
Carré d’agneau rôti avec menthe fraîche Dans un petit saladier, associez la menthe coupée, le ro-
et romarin de la ferme ‘Flying Mule’ marin, le thym, les graines de moutarde et le vin. Mé-
Pour 4 personnes langez les, en ajoutant doucement et lentement l’huile
Temps de préparation : 15 mn
Temps de cuisson : 40 mn d’olive.
Ingrédients : Assaisonnez généreusement en sel et poivre.
* 2 carrés d’agneau entiers, désossés Couvrez les carrés d’agneau saisis avec la moitié du mé-
* 60 ml d’huile végétale lange d’herbes aromatiques. Remettre l’agneau dans la
* 120 g de beurre non salé (ou une barrette de beurre) casserole en fonte.
* 8 gousses d’ail, pelées et écrasées
* 120 g de menthe fraîche coupée Flying Mule Farm is a west coast
* 60 g de romarin frais coupé sheep farm. Fabienne Prost
* 60 g de thym frais coupé translates for Mainely Agriculture
* 60 g de graines (entières) de moutarde de Dijon from her home in Paris, France.
* 60 ml de vin rouge sec
* 180 ml d’huile d’olive extra vierge www.flyingmulefarm.com
* Sel et poivre, selon goût flyingmule@wavecable.com

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Meat
State slaughter houses, retail, wholesale, private, custom processors & poultry firms
State Inspected
Establishments
Nest & Mullen
Slaughterhouse
7 Perkins Lane
Kennebunk 207 985-2363
Tues-Fri 8-5, closed 12-1
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / process-
ing; custom exempt smoking;
retail and wholesale, No Game
Ken’s Custom
Meat Cutting
134 River Road
Biddeford 207 282-9078
Mon-Sun 8-4
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / process-
ing; custom exempt poultry, No
Game
West Gardiner Beef
10 Gilley Drive
West Gardiner 724-3378
M-F 7-5, Sat 7:30-Noon
Closed Feb 14 - Labor Day
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / process-
ing; custom exempt smoking;
retail and wholesale
custom exempt poultry
Garey’s Custom
Slaughterhouse
125 Benjamin Road
Mars Hill 207 429-8091
by appointment
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / processing
Custom exempt smoking
Retail and wholesale
L.P. Bisson & Sons
Slaughterhouse
112 Meadow Road
Topsham 207 725-7215
by appointment
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / processing
Inspected smoking
retail & wholesale
North Penobscot
A Ansel McLaughin
Winning
Deal
Robert Berry, Prop.
Cedar Split
Rail Fencing
Handmade & Hand
Split Rail & Posts
rusticrail@localnet.com
354 Rt. 168 Winn
736-3018
in
Bubier Meats
194 Spraguue Mills Road
Greene 207 946-5015
M-F 7:30-3
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / processing
Retail and wholesale
Cooperative Poultry
Producers, Inc. COOPP
259 Tilson Road
Monmouth 207 345-9005
by appointment
Inspected poultry processing
(chicken, turkey, waterfowl)
Maple Lane Farm
224 Charleston Road
Charleston 207 285-3591
9-5 daily
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / processing
Moowe/wild-caught deer
USDA Inspected
Establishments
Windham Butchershop
Varney Mills Road
Windham 207 892-4203
9-5 daily or by appointment
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / processing;
custom exempt smoking; retail
and wholesale
Medway Slaughterhouse
53 Pattagumpus Rd / Chester Rd
Medway Toll Free 888-746-5845
McLaughlin’s
Auto Repair
“Service Where
Experience Counts”
Owner
79 Main St.East Millinocket
J & S Stables
732-5366
710 Dodlin Rd.
Enfield
Maine...
Nice group of cattle awaiting feeding at North Bradford
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / process-
ing; retail and wholesale
Curtis Butchershop
1719 Camden Road
Warren 207 273-2574
9-5 daily or by appointment
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / process-
ing; retail and wholesale
Sanford Butchershop
2061 Rochester Road
Sanford 207 324-2800
9-5 daily or by appointment
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / process-
ing; retail and wholesale
Herring Bros., Inc.
PO Box 526
Dover-Foxcroft 876-4395
M-Sat 7:30-5
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / process-
ing; Inspected smoking; retail
and wholesale
Luce’s Maine
Grown Meats
366 Embden Pond Road
North Anson 635-2817
9-5 daily or by appointment
Inspected red meat slaughter
/ processing; custom exempt
red meat slaughter / process-
ing; inspected smoking; retail
and wholesale
Formerly Yorks
Slaughterhouse
& Meat Market
Custom Butchering
Meat Cutting
Vacuum Sealing
Toll Free 888 746-5845
53 Pattagumpus Rd.,
Chester Rd Medway
ROGER’S Roger Trott
Small Engine Repair
794-6620
260 Main St.
Lincoln 04457
Licensed Custom
Exempt Only
Establishments
Castonguay Meats
234 Gibbs Mill Road
Livermore 207 897-4989
by appointment
Custom exempt red meat
slaughter/ processing; moose/
wild-caught deer
Blaisdell Brothers Farm
140 South Side Road
York 207 363-6078
by appointment, M-Sat 9-7
custom exempt red meat
slaughter / processing No Game
Tabor Homestead
335 Lebanon Road
North Berwick 676-5579
by appointment
custom exempt poultry
Kimball’s Butchershop
9 Bear Pond Road
Waterford 207 583-4114
by appointment
custom exempt red meat
slaughter only, No Game
Deer Meadowbrook
Farm, LLC
131 Boynton Schoolhouse Road
Jefferson 207 549-5660
M-Sat 8-5
14 Mechanic St. Lincoln
ph 794-6411 fx 794-6404
Agricultural
&
Industrial
Cell 290-1917(1918)
POB 147
Fall Issue 11
custom exempt red meat
slaughter / processing
Moose/wild-caught deer
Folsom’s Meat Cutting
Route 1
Monticello 207 538-2129
M-F 7-5
custom exempt red meat
slaughter / processing
Moose/wild-caught deer
A & A Slaughter House
175 Fort Road
Presque Isle 207 764-4941
9-5, by appointment
custom exempt red meat
slaughter / processing
custom exempt red meat Moose/wild-caught deer
Grower Producer
slaughter / processing domestic
and Moose / deer, bear
Blaisdell’s Custom
Exempt Poultry
Slaughterhouse
Establishments
163 Waterville Road
Norridgewock 207 634-3742
Mon-Sat 9-7 Retail Poultry only within
the state; wholesale poultry
custom exempt red meat
slaughter / No Game only within Maine
Greaney’s Turkey Farm Maine-ly Poultry
309 Main Street Atlantic Highway
Mercer 207 587-4062 Warren 207 342-5705
by appointment only Sumner Valley Farm
85 Morrill Farm Road
custom exempt poultry
Sumner 207 388-3440
Jason’s Butchershop
Tide Mill Organics
22 Unity Road
Albion 207 437-2490 91 Tide Mill Road
Edmunds 207 733-2551
9-5 daily, by appointment
Custom poultry; custom exempt Tracy’s Place
red meat slaughter / processing Old Route 2
moose/wild-caught deer Mercer 207 587-4062
Watson’s Butchershop Sunnyside Farm
61 Carter Road
Etna 207 363-6078
406 New Limerick Road
Linneus 207 532-7058
Tilton’s Auction
9-5 daily, by appointment
custom exempt red meat
slaughter / processing
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Boucher’s Cutting Trucking Available * Auction all types
715 Benton Avenue Shipping Day on Tuesday
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Winslow 207 363-6078
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 12 Fall
Summer
IssueIssue
13

At age 10, Rebekah Guz-

zetta of Abott had never en-
tered exhibits at any fair. She
he new Ag Building atearned a ribbon with her blue
esque Isle Fairgroundswhite and red Salza at Dover and
Presque Isle Fair:
s full of old equipment.Emily Adams snapped this
picture of her and
mum, Moria
McGarey.

Randi Smith
of LaGrange
Daisy photograph
took first place at
Dover. Adams photo Piscataquis Fair:
Cody Miles

Fryeburg Fair:
of Troy and
Tyler Ste-
venson,
Brian
Campbell’s
Amanda, Stephanie and their dad, Willie
Thorndike
Winslow were among the many 4-H and
tended
Sunflower Display FFA participants at Northern Maine
cows at Ribbon winner at Fair’s sheep show with this Tunis lamb.
Union Fair. Dover. Adams photos.
Clinton Lions:

All cleaned up and waiting for the show.

European Farmers Market
Tractor FOR SALE 2009/2010
1949 Cockshutt Model 30
At Sunnyside Greenhouses SN 17621 $3,200. Also: Dairy Royalty L- R are Briannah Bickford 2010 Jr
Princess; Monique Bickford ‘09, Jr
Mid winter-AG Trade Show
Trukhoe - truck mounted Advertising Deadline
Crops & Trades
117 Buck Street - Bangor Backhoe for ton truck
This size Classified Advert box Princess; Sarah Richards 2009 Dairy
is $10 per issue. Send yours to Princess; Shelby Patten 2010 Dairy
Plan now, schedule ahead
Woodland Directory
Tel. 947-8464 $4,000. Tel. 965-2332
PO Box 632 Brownville, ME Princess; Coleen Scholfield, Runner
04414 with payment. Up Dairy Princess, 2009 & 2010. December 10 - 965-2332

Eastern Penobscot
ggies, firewood, misc.

Farmers Take Note:

Your Advertisement is

Tilton’s Auction Quality Vehicles Unbeatable Prices

published here as you are a
Eric Potter
farmer and woodlot owner
“Over 40 years in business”
Owner
and thereby catch a break
-Daily
for the cost Buying
of placing andanSelling
ad - Potter’s Transmission
yearTrucking
round.
965-2332 to find
Shipping
Please
Dayout
call
Available * Auction all types
onmore
Tuesday PRAY’S AUTO SALES.COM 827-7032
Complete Transmission Specialists
Unlimited Mileage Warrantees Available

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and speak with the publish- Contractor Supply Inc. 848-7568
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Auctioneer Jeffrey T. Tilton Lic. # AR 1163
ad in the newspaper all year 207 949-7729 207-232-8080 262-0040 877-262-0041 .5 mile from I-95 Exit #197 Carmel, ME 04419 1 800 621-5259
long for very little money.

Hampden Natural Foods

Local - Fresh - Organic - Produce
Eggs - Milk - Bread - Supplements
Beer - Wine - Cheese
Natural Living Center
209 Longview Drive
Caron Signs
445 Dave’s Way
Hermon 04401
Gass Horse Supply
476 Main St., Orono
“everything for the horse & horseman” - Tractor Sales -
281 Western Ave. (Rt 9) 207 863-2500
207 848-7889 TWTh 9.30-4.30 F 9.30-6 Sat 9.30-3

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www.hampdennaturalfoods.com
M-F 9-6, Sat 9-5, Sun 10-5
04401
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 Fall Issue 13

The new Ag Building at

Presque Isle Fairgrounds
is full of old equipment.

Cody Miles
of Troy and
Tyler Ste-
venson,
Thorndike
tended
cows at
Daily milking demonstration at Union Fair.
Windsor, a popular attraction
Joel McLaughlin’s asparagus beans
as photographed by Emily Adams at
Dover fairgrounds

At Piscataquis, a local girl learned

Farmer’s
Crops & Trades
show sheep tips from the sheep
Edie Kirshner of Stockton Springs sheared
judge, Janie Jamieson from Orono. The
sheep for Central Maine Sheep Assoc.

Woodland Directory
fair attendees demonstration. Passersby
were invited to try shearing, many did.

E Penobscot Houston-Brooks
Auctioneers
The phone book for veggies, firewood, misc.

PO Box 99 - 22 Horseback Rd. - Burnham

Consignment Sales Every Sunda * Estate Sales

Overhead Door Company
of Bangor, Inc.
56 Liberty Drive Hermon 04401
Phone 207 848-2856
800 896-2235
overheaddoorofbangor.com
Cedar Run Farm
All Natural Beef,
Pork sides, whole
Ted
Boer& Dairy Goats
282 Main Rd. Bradford 04410
Pump Sales & Service,
327-1590 Lw454ac@aol.com
www.maineboergoats.com
Farmers Take Note:
Your Advertisement is
h-b@uniets.net
www.houstonbroooks.com Haightfarm@midmaine.com published here as you are a
Hydroponically Grown Produce farmer and woodlot owner
“Go Green Geothermal” and thereby catch a break
for the cost of placing an ad
Accedited IGHSPA 393 Houlton Road year round. Please call
Mc LEOD Installer Waite ME 04492 965-2332 to find out more
and speak with the publish-
Hermon 848-6620
Water Wells prfarm@hughes.net er. Keep a seasonal business
www.tedmcleodwaterwells.com 207 214-9094 ad in the newspaper all year
Phoenix Rising Farm LLC
Geothermal Systems
long for very little money.
“Providing for Horse and Rider”

Sam’s Qwik Stop PVS

3965 Broadway
Kenduskeag 04450
Penobscot Veterinary Services
411 Davis Rd. Bangor 04401
884-4257 fax 884-4258 947-6783 Fax 942-5184
HORSE SUPPLY
ENGLISH WESTERN DRIVING FARRIER
476 Main St. - Orono, Maine
207-866-8593
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Resources, Logging, Recreation, Woods, Fields, Water & Commerce
14 Fall Issue
A news feature of
By Mark Hutton,
UM Extension Vegetable Specialist
Pumpkins and winter
squash are maturing
early this year causing
a lot of head scratching
and wondering what to
do with orange pump-
kins that arrived in time
for Labor Day.
If the vines and foliage
are in good condition it may
be best to leave the fruit in
the field. However, early
harvest and storage may be
preferable to leaving the
fruit in the field particularly
if the vines are in poor con-
dition. Appropriate applica-
tion of protectant fungicides
such as chlorothalonil prior
to harvest will help protect
the fruit, stems, and foliage
from black rot and other
PO Box 127
Lincoln, ME 04457 Fax: 207 794-2047
Agriculture each issue on farming, fishing, forestry and minerals. The true wealth of Maine.
Albert Tate, Corinth.
Picture by Emily Adams
fruit rots and should in-
crease storage life.
Leaving the pumpkins in the
field once foliage cover is
reduced or after the vines
have died may lead to exten-
sive losses of otherwise
marketable fruit. Foliage
cover is needed to prevent
sunscald of the fruit and
dead, decaying vines can re-
duce the quality of pumpkin
stems. If the field has a
history of Fusarium or Phy-
tophtora, leaving mature
fruit in the field will in-
crease the likelihood of
losses due to fruit rot. If you
do plan to store the fruit in
the field cut the fruit from
the vine and windrow the
fruit in drier sections of the
field. Cutting the fruit from
the vine will help protect the
TREELINE, INC.
Phone: 207 794-2044
www.treelineinc.biz
stem from the spread of
powdery mildew along the
vine and can reduce
shriveling and shrinkage of
the stem. It is important to
scout for insects feeding on
the fruit and stems, the most
common and serious pests
are squash bug nymphs and
adults and the striped cu-
cumber beetle. Insect feed-
ing on the fruit or stems will
result in unsightly scarring
and pitting which can also
allow entry of diseases.
Control these insects with
appropriate insecticides
(consult the latest edition of
the New England Vegetable
Management Guide for a list
of available insecticides).
Ideally, pumpkins should be
harvested when fully ma-
ture, with a deep orange
color and hardened rind.
However, as long as pump-
kins have started to turn
color, they will ripen off the
vine if held under the proper
conditions. While not ideal,
this may be preferable to
leaving them in the field if
conditions are not favorable.
Only bring in injury and ,
disease free fruit to cure and
store. If necessary, pump-
kins can be ripened in a
well-ventilated barn or
greenhouse. The best tem-
peratures for ripening are
80-85°F with a relative hu-
midity of 80-85%. Night
tempertatures should no
drop below the sixties. Even
if pumpkins are ripe, a pe-
riod of curing can improve
storage life. The curing pe-
riod should be about 10
days. During this process,
the fruit skin hardens,
wounds heal and immature
fruit ripens - all of which
prolongs the storage life.
Pumpkins should be stored
in a cool, dry place. Ideal
temperatures are between
50° and 60° F and relative
humidity of 50 - 70%.
Higher humidity allows
condensation on the fruit
with risk of disease, and
lower humidity can cause
dehydration. Higher temper-
atures increase respiration
and can cause weight loss.
Store fruit on pallets or in
ratures increase respiration
and can cause weight loss.
Store fruit on pallets or in
large bins being careful not
to overfill or stack pump-
kins too high. Pressure
bruises can reduce storage
life. Stacking pumpkins on
dirt or concrete floors can
result in significant fruit
losses to fruit rots. Even if it
is difficult to provide the
ideal conditions, storage in a
shady, dry location, with
fruit off the ground or the
floor, is preferable to leav-
ing fruit out in the field.
ArticleThanks to -- R. Hazzard, J. Howell, A. Carter, and Robert Wick.
University of Massachusetts; Dale Riggs & Robert Rouse, Pumpkin
Production Guide, NRAES; Maurice Ogutu, University of Illinois Exten-
sion, in Vegetable Growers News, August 2004; and Liz Maynard, Purdue
University; Andy Wyendandt, Wes Kline, Rutgers Univ. Reprinted from
Penobscot-Piscataquis Farming News and picture from Penquis Review.
Hay Directory
Farmers and horse people needing hay sources
should check out the Maine Hay Directory at
www.umext.maine.edu/Waldo/hay.htm This
site lists who has extra hay and where all over
Maine. This picture was taken inside the city
of Bangor on outer Broadway in August. .
Moosehead Manufacturing start up
An auction buyer stopped debate in August offering $1
million + for a plant valued at twice that amount currently
out of business but not so, soon. Maine real estate com-
pany and manufacturer Louise Jonaitis of Newry plans to
open a factory store in the former elementary school in
Monson with available products in inventory at the plant
down the street. Since the purchase, Piscataquis Economic
Development Council will assist Jonaitis apply for a
$200,000 grant to help pay due taxes and operating cash to
employ from 12-30 employees at start up in about 35 days.
Previous owners Josh Tardy and Dana Connors had paid
$2.2 million for the plants at Dover-Foxcroft and Monson
and kept the plant from closing permanently but the down-
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Attention hunters! Hunters for the Hungry, a cooperative

Organic Maine - A directory of
farms, products, foods is available
from MOFGA in Unity or at most
feed stores, food co-ops throughout
Maine.
MOFGA & Maine Pomo-
logical Society. Held at
operative Extension, North-
port www.mofga.org
Nov 5-6 - Curling lessons
will be offered at the Curl- Nov 10 - Central Maine
ing Club Belfast. Sheep Club meeting at Co-
Nov 5-7 - Farmer to operative Extension office,
Farmer Conference, Dover-Foxcroft at 7 pm.
MOFGA and UMaine Co- Public interested sheep en-
thusiasts always welcome.
program between Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and The
Food Assistance Program, provides a means for hunters to
donate all or a portion of their hunt to a local food pantry.
This program has been a great contribution to our citizens,
providing meat to those who may no longer be able to
hunt, to those who have a medical necessity of having
natural low fat meat and to others who visit their local
emergency feeding organization.
Those wishing more information on this program may
call toll free 1-888-4 DEER-ME (433-3763).

Forestry award given

Oct 15 - Kitchen Licensing
Common Ground Ed Center,
Workshop at MOFGA's
Unity.
Education Center in Unity.
Oct 23 - Sheep & Goat Re- A presentation of the annual Austin H. Wilkins
Preregister.
production Seminar at Forest Stewardship Award was given at the Blaine
Oct 16 - 17 - Second An- House, Augusta Oct. 7 to Prentice and Carlisle
Kennebec Valley Commu-
nual Fiber Maine-ia Festi- Corporation. This award is sponsored by the
nity College. See: http://
val This free event will be extension.umaine.edu/livestock/ Maine Department of Conservation and the Maine
held during UMaine's Tree Foundation and this year it was accepted by
Orono Homecoming week- Chairman of the Board David Carlisle with com-
end, vendors, workshops,
Leaves & Blooms
pany president Don White attending. Gov. John
and demos lined up. Greenhouse Baldacci first presented the award in 2004 to the
Oct 23 - Great Maine Ap- & Mini Farmers Market namesake Austin Wilkins in recognition of his
ple Day Sponsored by vegetables-cheese-meat-eggs many years as Forestry Commissioner for his great
herbs-breads-dry beans
MOFGA, Fedco, and the 1467A Bangor Rd
reputation within the forestry industry in Maine.
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16 Fall Issue

65 Anniversary leader
th
Galen Cole, a
WWII veteran ar-
ranged a special cer-
emony at his Cole
Land Transportation
Museum in Bangor
to commemorate the
sacrifices of WWII
veterans in Septem-
ber. Numerous vet-
erans from all
conflicts, the oldest
veteran in Maine -
age 101 - and the
Governor were on
hand to speak to the
issue of public serv- Story and photos by
ice and patriotism. Galen Cole on TV
Amanda Rachael Photography
Cole experienced these things in conflict losing several of
his friends in world war II overseas. Clinton Fairgrounds was the set-
ting September 9th for the Fourth Annual

Scout beyond badges Maine Dairy Princess Pageant. There was

Eagle Scout jumped state and secondary
education for the quickness of a real
business venture & home schooling.
Many excellent photographs were displayed at most
fairs this summer with so many people using digital
cameras in modern times. This mother moose and calf
picture was taken by Barbara Hamlin of Milo and dis-
played at Piscataquis Valley Fair in August.
The National
Farmworkers Jobs Program
is managed in Maine by
Eastern Maine Develop-
ment Corporation (EMDC)
and exists to aid farmwork-
ers and their families in
reaching goals for further
training and employment.
It isn’t often young folks with can do thinking This could mean money for
drop by the Maine news horizon. college or for short term
The hardscrabble nature that is Maine living creates our training such as pesticide
application or GED or tradi-
brain drain and most people like to see such young people
as self actualized as this high school age lad. Home tional occupational training
schooled in his early grades, middle and high school level like CNA, welding or diesel
next, student Caleb Guerin - of Glenburn - switched to get mechanics. A farm worker
college level course work as soon as allowed so, EMMC, can be reimbursed for travel
Husson & UMaine /Augusta were his next choices. This to school, child care or
course work behind him he is not sure if plans for formal emergencies while attend-
college entry are near or for when he is financially able a ing school. While this is
year from now. Notices about 6 such students across Maine federal money set aside ex-
winning 4-H Award Scholarships were noted in the sum- clusively for farmworkers,
mer issue yet this added notice, is published to demonstrate if within a 12-month period
outstanding students are among us working to excel. As a in the last two years of
statement for home schooling vs public schools, this stu- work, 50 percent of such
dent with parents Joseph and Stacey Gurin have shown that work was on a farm and
care and diligence pay off. Scouting, 4-H also contributed. income guidelines, selective
service or authorization to
Caleb began his greenhouse business with savings
from keeping his blue ribbon winning sheep earnings gar- work in the US all comply,
workers may be eligible to
nered at 4-H fairs. He sold the sheep at a profit and bought
a greenhouse kit and then after selling plants built a green- study. The program is
funded through the Employ-
house. He now has many customers both wholesale and
retail and has quite the green thumb and an extended ment and Training Admin-
istration of the US
growing season for vegetables and flowers, a business.
An eagle scout, he is well known in scout circles Department of Labor.
EMDC staff will help in the
for his helpfulness and assistance to young scouts and
social nature at scouting events and excelled at 4-H. He is application process. If a
farmworker has a dependent
working for USDA , Penobsot County office presently.
a field of nine contestants within two age
groups for judges to choose from. The two
young women pictured above will represent
the Maine Dairy Industry at various events
such as the Eastern States Exhibition, the
Agricultural Trade Show in January and
Agriculture Day at the Legislature in March.
The 2010 Maine Dairy Princess
is Shelby Patten the daughter of Tonya
Patten and the late Peter Patten and they
reside in Levant. The sponsor for Miss
Patten is Caverly Farms LLC, left in picture.
The 2010 Junior Maine Dairy
Princess Winner is Briannah Bickford (R
in picture) the daughter of David and Kat-
rina Bickford of Clinton and Misty Mead-
spouse or child, eligibility to them is also ows Farm was the sponsor.
possible. Two career advisors are located in The 2010 Maine Dairy Princess
Maine. Chris Huh in Ellsworth at 248 State Runner-up is Colleen Schofield. Her par-
St, Tel. 610-1521 and Wendy Lord in ents are Wayne and Jennifer Schofield of
Presque Isle at the Career Center, 66 Spruce Troy and she was sponsored by Aghaloma
Street Tel. 760-6333. They can meet you at Farms and Hardy Farm.
your place of work, home town and give An additional photo is on page 12.
you information over the phone.
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