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Vol 3 No 4 Fall Hunt / Butchers Issue 2011

Farmer Fact # 1: Abalone: Edible marine snail. A flattened, oval, spiraled pearl shell

CHARLESTON - The new home formounted equestrian contestants showing atvarious state fairs throughout the summergather now at Maple Lane Farms under theauspices of an invested arrangement withthe farm and the association to use 100head of young steers here for runningthrough choreographed testing and stan-dard fair competitions. This makes for acentral location to practice and generatetourist interest in the growing sport locallyas a weekend practice event. The action asthis picture attests, is dramatic. A summa-ry of the season just past starts on page 3.

PITTSFIELD - The CEOfor Cianbro and others in-volved and working to-wards building a new eastwest highway across Mainefrom Calais to CoburnGore, Peter Vigue, toldMainely Agriculture thatthe project has gonethrough many changesfrom the original plan butlargely is the same concept.A private and public roadnetwork taking existing im-proved state routes andprivate logging roads moredirectly across centralMaine from New Bruns-wick into Quebec provinc-es - as the crow flies - willbe done by building newspurs. It will involve landpurchases and placement

of roads along existingelectric, other utility andlogging corridors. Pendingagreements to eventuallytravel along these existingvistas and make futuretransport far less expensivefor farmers, loggers, ship-pers and consumers want-ing access to westernCanada and our Americanstates is part of the invest-ment grade feasibilitystudy nearly completed.Some of the stretches willbe toll roads to pay forthese largely private infra-structure improvementsand will be paid for by theusers. A map inside showstowns to benefit from theseimprovements with nearbyaccess. Continued page 2.

East-West Roadstill in planning

Central Maine Team Penning1st season at new home

Maine view fall, 2011

Tree line sky in central Maine.Photo by Randa Higgins

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MILLINOCKET AREA -The sale of two mills locallyends a five month shut downsiege for workers here. Tak-ing the prior mill name,Great Northern Paper, CateStreet Capital of Ports-mouth, NH completed allpreliminary paperwork to dothe deal minus state environ-mental permitting, Sept 16and 29. Some 250 workersout of a job - part of 21%unemployment tally region-ally - now have opportunityto return to work. See pg. 2.

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LePage to merge Ag & ConservationAUGUSTA - Gov. Paul LePage has two departmentheads in favor of his notion to merge the department ofConservation with Agriculture. A bill is being draftedfor the January session of the Legislature to consider thisand may pass muster. Agriculture Commissioner WalterWhitcomband Commis-sioner BillBeardsley havepublicly statedit would savethe state mon-ey as both de-partments havedual missionsfor some areasof public ser-vices, such asmarketing.

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Mills to open againContinued from page 1

Within the next two years Great North-ern Paper expects to re-employ 500 work-ers between what paper machines are left inMillinocket and the East Millinocketplants. For now they are opening up togreet new applicants and old to soon at-tempt to meet an October 30 deadline forshipment of a vital paper orders neededoverseas. First selectman Mark Scally inEast Millinocket said he will personally“...pop the cork” of a champagne bottlewhen he sees smoke coming out of thestacks in the next weeks. A property taxsettlement with the two towns’ municipalofficers was part of the purchase agreementand will see taxes for the new companystand at $700,000 for East Millinocket and$900,000 in Millinocket. The union signedon to a 5 year contract to help the deal takeshape. This gives Cate Street Capital someleeway to start returning workers at $14.98to $21.63 per hour and rookies at $11 perhour. This is about the lowest pay in papermaking in Maine but in light of no worklately, the wage will bring in returningworkers and new trainees. The new GreatNorthern Paper Company officials’ plan tooffer better workers’ health insurance thanthe recent owners, Brookfield AssetManagement’s subsidiary Katahdin PaperCo. LLC., pleased the union. Great North-ern plans to invest upwards of $20 to $25million in both plants as soon as marketconditions allow and re-establish new pow-er sourcing with Cate Street Capital’s com-pany reputation for building alternatepower generation innovation and re-toolingmore modern, efficient power technologies.

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to the local economy. One of the primaryreasons state government, private industry,railroads, utility companies are very inter-ested in a final east-west highway solutionfor Maine is the high cost of petroleum.Rail can do what the highways and big rigscannot but rail needs highway depots toship to in making smaller load deliveriespossible. That is why intermodal at Costi-gan and Brownville Jct., Searsport and atother state rail heads are an integral part ofthe highway design Cianbro and its partnerswish to locate new spurs along a corridorfar north of the long ago tired Maine argu-ment for following most of Route 2 exitingwestern Maine in Oxford rather than Som-erset County. The railheads are in northcentral Maine above and below Bangor.With the advent of tandem trucking inCanada and more relaxed US trucking rela-tions to allow trailers behind 18 wheelerson higher standard roadbeds east to westdesigned to be near these rail and sea ports,the combination augurs area wide develop-ment of towns along this corridor. Vigue posits economic growth by doing,growth by positive thinking, growth bychanging public attitudes, growth by newideas, growth by security of our knownassets and growth by using our known rep-utations for craftsmanship and finallygrowth by farms and farming gearing upfor new markets that may be waiting for

consumers in both countries from the prov-inces across Maine and into other provincesand states. A partner in the private efforts fosteringthis project is the South American basedcompany Louis Berger Group, a leadinginfrastructure engineering, environmentalscience and economic development indus-try with subsidiaries all over the world.

Senator Susan Collin’s provision topermanently allow the heaviest trucks onMaine interstates for the pending Transpor-tation Appropriations Bill includes ex-empting Maine’s federal highways from the80,000 pound truck weight limit. She hassuccessfully secured a provision in the Fis-cal Year 2012 bill that would keep them offMaine’s secondary roads and downtownstreets. Congress takes the issue up, next. Cianbro CEO, Peter Vigue uses the wordsquander when it comes to how we throwaway fixed and increasing transport costswith the lack of such a highway across thestate and Maine needs to face this fact. It isat the geographic crossroads to the Mari-times and Quebec Provinces, finally, andneeds this road to pivot itself away from the‘end of the line’ mentality of the past sevendecades. A target date of 2014 for someroad building activity in this project to benear completion is still in range of hissurveyor’s eye. A concept he refuses to let slip by.

We are situatedgeographically tousher in a new futureloading and unload-ing ships fromacross the Atlanticthat will land inports in Newfound-land, transfer toMelford or Halifax,Nova Scotia, St.John, New Bruns-wick, Eastport,Searsport and Port-land to accommo-date tandem truckshippers motoringacross a new ap-proach and over tollspurs near the“airline” or stud millroad route to an in-termodal sites atCostigan andBrownville Jct., Do-ver across parts ofSomerset Countyand exit at Coburn

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“We need to believe inourselves,” Vigue in-dicated, when talkingabout an east west roadconstruction. “...and tothink globally. There is a great imbalancein Maine and in the economy around us. Itwill be these challenges ahead of us econ-omically that will impact the state morethan ever before,” he repeated.

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CHARLESTON - Itwas just a simple west-ern past time to ushercattle from barns topastures or out on theopen range and nowthis practical farm ac-tivity is a sportingevent. It is fast becom-ing popular for Maineonlookers at state fairs.An event that crowdsgather around andcheer on like it was NASCAR on horses.Central Maine Team Penning Association(CMPTA) draws members from more areasthan just the central part of Maine. Cardcarrying horseback riders hail from NewHampshire, eastern Canada, New Yorkstate, Quebec, Maine, Connecticut, Penn-sylvania and Vermont. The competitorscome with their horse trailer, pickup truckcampers and are ready to pen cattle onhorseback, soon after arrival. Some 150members have joined CMTPA to competeat 11 summer events, four Maine fairs,Skowhegan, Bangor, Windsor and Farming-ton. They finished their last meet atCharleston Oct 1 and 2 ending the seasonwith four events held there (not countingpractice sessions) this season at their newhome base at Maple Lane Farm. MapleLane built a 100 X 200 foot ring, viewersbleachers, shower facilities and a snackshack to accommodate the attendees and thedraw of local people wanting to see a transplanted cowboy sport close up. Audiences see a lot, sometimes aninjury or two if accidents like the quarter horse that fell on the man from Connecticut breaking his collar boneattests. Mostly it is a fast paced orchestrated movement of horses, people and cattle. The horses doing mostof the work. Yet, the riders haveacquired skills not to be discount-ed. Cattle are simple beasts un-sure of where and why but theyshow dramatic fear of man andbeast, chasing and sorting themin and out of barn and pens but itdoes them no harm as the farmerBarry Higgins takes off hisbutcher’s hat to comment, ....theyare fitting out nicely, meat wise,also. Higgins had been sellinghay to most of these farmers foryears and when CMTPA neededa new home to hold meets, anidea of setting up in Charlestonmade business sense to him.Camping is offered and a week-end meet keeps a few employeesworking extra hours. Contes-tants penning cattle raise a lot ofdust and excitement at the sharpturns, sprints and fast pace thatensues. People love to watch it.

CMTPA was established in No-vember 1995, by equestrians dedi-cated to this challenging sport.The new location at Charlestonnow gathers attendees wanting tosee good horsemanship, fit cattleand partake in a sporting comrade-ship, if not simply to sample ribsand chicken at the snack bar. Goodentertainment, old fashioned fun.

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AAGAUGUSTA - Maine Bug Watch’snew poster is out to warn residentsand visitors about not importingout-of-state firewood. Bringing inillegal firewood can invite invasiveinsects, such as the Asian long-horned beetle (ALB) and the emer-ald ash borer (EAB), which candestroy forests. The new, eye-catching poster,“Guns, Bugs, Ammo, Camo, ThreeOut of Four Ain’t Bad,” remindshunters: “Firewood can lug bugs!Buy it where you burn it – don’tgive bugs a free ride!” Two insects,

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not yet found in Maine, have destroyed millions of trees in other states.A third invasive insect, the brown spruce long horned beetle, now isthreatening Maine softwood forests. The insect was first seen in NovaScotia and recently was picked up in a trap in New Brunswick. Safe,reasonably priced firewood is available in Maine, as is treated firewood,state officials point out. FYI pests, go to: www.albmaine.org

ST JOHN VALLEY - The Soil and Water Conservation District will hostworkshops on Local Foods for Healthy Tables in October with the follow-ing talks: Transitioning to Organic Farming, John Chartier, AG special-ist Aroostook County, MOFGA; AG Marketing for Success with CherylWixson, Food Engineer, MOFGA and Value Added Produce / KitchenLicensing Workshop with Cheryl Wixson. The workshops are funded bythe Quimby Foundation and are held at 139 Market Street, Ft. Kent..For more information contact Sigrid at the District Office 874-3311, ext. 3or [email protected].

HUNTING SEASON - The loss of Maine’s deer herd and a loss of bothresident and nonresident hunters in a state once known for its Whitetailshas affected Maine’s economy. Where hunting and fishing along withthe forest industry once drove the local economy for decades, this loss hasstaggered rural towns, people, and businesses. The sale of hunting licens-es peaked in 1981 at 238,476. They averaged 225,779 from 1977-1986,dropped to 217,960 from 1987-1996, and then to 209,583 from 1997-2006.Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife sold 205,271 hunt-ing licenses in 2010. The average in the following decade was 156,620.Roughly 40,000 hunters were lost and never regained. Nonresident licens-es peaked in 1989 at 45,303, dropping to 37,327 in 2006. It’s likely thatfar less nonresident hunters will be coming to Maine this fall. Alsorumored is the notion Maine hunters will venture out of state to findwhitetails in other states.

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Master’s MEMO By WM Jim Owens Brothers and Sisters, we are lookingforward to seeing you at the annual StateGrange session to be held Thursday, Oct 20through Saturday, Oct 22 at the SkowheganCommunity Center. The banquet, with res-ervations, will be held on Wednesday,Oct19 at the Somerset Masonic Lodge. Thememorial service will be on Thursday eve-ning, election on Friday and the Sixth De-gree on Friday evening. We will also hearfrom our National Reps, Jimmy and AnitaGentry. Scholarships will be presented onSaturdayfollowed by Installation of Offi-cers. - WM Jim Owens

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Not much hot air is coming out of the Lincoln area since thecompletion of 40 wind towers on Rollins Mountain and RockyDundee ridges in Lincoln, Lee, Burlington and Winn. Hot air, inthe sense that some there thought the idea was counter productive,even destructive to a way of life, to birds and wildlife in a veryrural area. The project, built by First Wind, fought citizen mea-sures to issue a moratorium on construction in Lincoln whilemeeting all state and federal regulations and approval in all townsaffected by the towers. The $130 million invested has contributed10 new full time local jobs as a result and the view coming ontoMain Street Lincoln from West Broadway is not hard to take withthe many towers fully visible across the lake in downtown Lincoln.Some $500,000 from First Wind was set aside for the town ofLincoln for a new municipal utility building and economic growthin the Lincoln area has not shown any measurable decline sincepower turbines came on line. Mostlythe opposite., and the economy of Lincolnhas grown more than at this time last year,despite a national recession felt elsewhere.There have been no headlines charging thatbirds and wildlife in the same region havesuffered. The jury on such an ecologicalsubject may still be out to weigh in on this,but the hum of electric production from thewind and the lack of further controversynow has waned coming into fall of the firstyear of electric production. The “GreenCredits” of such production vs oil firedelectric surge is dramatic, while the townof Lincoln’s Tax Increment Financingincentive given First Wind for the next fewyears will add up in lost taxes. Such willpossibly be made up in the personal prop-erty taxes of some of the new employees ofFirst Wind. But over the next 20 years, alltowns with turbines locally will bring in$19 million in new property taxes from thewind turbine management company windfired electricity. WGS

With measured statements from oncologists at Togus VAhospital and oncology at the cancer treatment center in Brewer,Mainely Agriculture publisher Wallace Sinclair is nowcancer free. What started with many months of repeating sorethroats later to become a cancer tumor inside the tongue wastreated with chemo therapy and radiation for weeks over latespring and the now passed summer. Treatments ceased inAugust. Remaining tests will be done before the end of the yearto include a camera nose probe into the throat area and a CTscan at the cellular level. This will be done to get expected finalpositive prognosis. Saliva glands and taste buds were damagedin the healing process but taste buds renew in time. Previously unannounced, this farmer’s illness directed doctorsto order that all his sheep had to go. Close friends fed them until38 head were sold and 11 East Friesian milk sheep were re-tained at friends’ farms. These surviving sheep will come backto the farm with a new ram. His shearing customers were askedto call other shearers and Sinclair hopes to return to shearing inspring 2012. Publishing Mainely Agriculture in the meantime,had become tedious since March with former strengths dimin-ished, yet, new found energy for this task has a welcomedreturn for this issue of the newspaper and deadlines were filled.The next paper will be printed mid December in time for the AGTrade Show in January with a logging / maple issue in March.

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The truck rumbles on up I 95 North. The rain contin-ues to sound a staccato bet-ween every pause of the wind-shield wipers. Boss is unusuallyreticent, resting an elbow on astack of papers as he gives his fullattention to the rain soaked road. Ifind myself rejoicing over the factthat Fair season is coming to a close.I had no idea when Boss called me toaccompany him on his fair venturesthat there are dozen plus fairs a year.Nor did I know how far apart these Fairswere, scattered all across Maine. Couplethat with the fact that there was nothing“Fair” about the weather we had this sea-son, and you can see my dilemma. I sim-ply could not stock enough Bud to get methrough all the crowded parking lots andnoisy rides. I do not think I can bear to seeanother “Fairgrounds this way” sign.Boss on the other hand seemed to do quitewell, handing out several stacks of his rageach fair. I even got to pass out a fewcopies when someone wandered by askingwhat the sign on the truck was all about. Ifound it easier to just give him a copy,than explain. And I suppose of all therides, the Ferris wheel did not completelyannoy me. Maybe someday I will try itand see if I can spot any of my old huntingsites. Maybe next year.

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WALDO -At a recent gathering of the Agorganization, ‘Young Maine Farmers’ thisgroup toured the farm owned by Lois Whit-comb and son, Maine’s Agricultural Com-missioner, Walter. Just downthe Birches Road a mile fromthe Whitcombs, is a farmowned by Jeffrey and Travis

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ess of delivering compost to gardeners in the area. This led to getting ordersfor fresh milk and helped them move to a larger investment in the farm withmore cows and two recent buildings constructed. Jeffrey has farmed theresince Travis’ great grandfather and grandfather built the place in 1970; theyfarmed at another location with a tie stall before that. The great grandfathersold milk raw and pasteurized, selling out to Hood in the 40's. Travis hasbeen selling milk for 2 1/2 years. They offer raw milk, chocolate and coffeedelivering to 12 local stores and sell full milk bottles at the farm. Theircompost material is sold as "farm soil" and Travis has peddled it for 13years. He says it is a great way to make connection with people in the areaand it proves that home and business delivery of milk is still a way to stayin farming and growing a farm business. They sell whole milk locally fromthe farm at 149 Shepard Road, Belfast; Tel. 338-3328.

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Across the northeast states, incessant rainand a follow up by the wandering of Hurri-cane Irene into northern New England, createda situation in many pumpkin patches. After arain delayed planting, pumpkin crops justdidn’t yellow up, grow properly, fast enough,and as abundantly. Maine growers on themost part were spared much impact from Hur-ricane Irene but a shortened season still keptmost growers with fewer jack-o’-lantern spec-imens ready for the coming holiday. Therelikely will be enough if the price isn’t too dear.Expectations are that a double per pound ratewill transpire for carvers or would be piemakers. Most grocery stores have a full dis-play case from other US states but shopperswill see differences from last year’s prices. A shopper’s best bet, as usual, is to get intothe countryside and buy from the farm direct-ly; numerous farmers plant all over Mainewith most counties having at least one or twogrowers with small gardens accounting forwhere most neighbors get the Halloween treatto hollow out before the end of the month.

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Apple Acres Farm363 Durgintown Rd, S Hiramappleacresfarm.com

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Avalon Acres234 Dexter Rd, St. Albans938-2501

Bailey's Orchard255 No Hunts Meadow Rd,Whitefield 549-7680

Benoit's Orchard1220 Sabattus St, Lewiston782-0875

Boothby's OrchardRt. 108 East, Livermoremainehoneycrisp.com754-3500

Brackett's Orchard224 Sokokis Ave, Limingtonbrackettsorchards.com637-2377

Cayford Orchard99 Hilton Hill Rd,Skowhegan,cayfordorchards.com474-5200

Cooper Farms27 Bethel Road, W Paris674-2200

County Fair Farm423 Augusta Rd, Jefferson549-3536

Five Fields Farm720 South Bridgton Rd,Bridgtonfivefieldsski.com 647-2425Gagnon Family

75 Saunders Rd, Greene576-0541

Giles Family Farm139 Waterboro Rd, Alfred324-2944

Greenwood Orchards174 Auburn Road, Turnergreenwood-orchard.com

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Hansel's Orchard44 Sweetser Rd, North Yar-mouth hanselsorchard.com829-6136

Hardy Farms106 Church Street, Hopewww.hardyfarms.com763-3262

Harris OrchardWiswell Rd, Brewer989-3435

Hemingway Orchards323 Merrill Hill Rd, Hebron966-2324

Hillcrest Orchards560 Main Rd., Winterport223-4416

Hope Orchards434 Camden Rd, Hopehopeorchards.com763-2824

Kelly Orchards1881 Maine 109, Acton636-1601

Lakeside Orchards318 Readfield Rd, Man-chesterlakesideorchards.com622-2479

Lemieux's Orchard210 Priest Hill Rd, Vassal-boro 873-4354Libby & Son U-Picks86 Sawyer Mtn Rd, Limericklibbysonupicks.com793-4749

Littlefield's Orchard2 Littlefield Lane, Burnham948-6218

Maine-ly Apples372 Mooshead Trail, Dixmontwww.mainelyapples.com234-2043

McDougal Orchards201 Hanson Ridge Rd,Springvalewww.mcdougalorchards.com324-5054

Mildel Farm1348 Moosehead Trail, Plym-outh 257-2514

Morrison Hill Orchard272 Morrison Hill, Farming-ton 778-4945

MSAD #1 Edu. FarmOrchard340 State St, Presque Islewww.sad1.org/schoolfarm/764-7725

Mt. Nebo Orchard339 Wings Mills Rd,Mt Vernon 685-3627Mullis OrchardPO Box L, Corinnamullisorchards.com278-3704

No Chester Orchard460 No Chester Rd, Chesterwww.northchesterorchard.com 794-3547

North Star Orchards97 Orchard Road, Madisonwww.northstarorchards.me696-5109

Orchard Hill Farm36 Orchard Rd, Cumberlandcumberlandapples.com829-3581

Pietree Orchard803 Waterford Rd, Swedenwww.pietreeorchard.com647-9419

Pine View Orchard17 Sunset Lane, Berwickpinevieworchard.com715-0365

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Pulsifer Orchard24 Pulsifer Orchard Drive,Cornish 632-1720

Ricker Hill Orchards295 Buckfield Rd, Turnerrickerhill.com 225-5552

Robinson Orchard516 Lincoln Road, Enfield732-4346

Rocky Ridge Orchard38 Rocky Ridge Lane, Bow-doinrockyridgeorchard.com666-3658

Rollins Orchard287 Dexter Rd, Garland924-3504

Romac OrchardsActon 324-3140romacorchards.freeservers.com

Sandy River Apple240 W Sandy R Rd., Mercersandyriverapples.com587-2563

School House Farm1171 Atlantic Hgy, Warren273-2440Snell Family Farm1000 River Rd Buxtonwww.snellfamilyfarm.com929-6166

Spiller Farm85 Spiller Farm Lane, Wellsspillerfarm.com 985-2575

Stukas Farms144 Ferry Road, Lewiston786-2639

Sullivan's Orchard356 Puddledock Rd,Charleston 285-3572

Sweeter Apple BarrelOrchard19 Blanchard Rd,Cumberland Ctr 829-3074www.maineapple.com

The Apple Farm104 Back Rd, Fairfieldlakesideorchards.com622-2479Thompson's Orchard276 Gloucester Hill Rd, NewGloucesterthompsonsorchard.com926-4738

Treworgy Family3876 Union St, Levanttreworgyorchards.com884-8689

Valley View Pies212 Hebron Center Rd, He-bronvalleyvieworchardpies.com966-2630

Wallingford's FruitHouse1240 Perkins Ridge, Auburnwallingfordsorchard.com784-7958

Willow Pond Farm395 Middle Rd, Sabattuswillowpf.com 375-6662

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DOVER-FOXCROFT –With the recent completion ofthe initial soil survey of Bax-ter Park and other surround-ing areas this spring, theentire State of Maine now hassoils information availablefor the whole state for the first

time. This final US territoryto be surveyed in Maine, isalso the last soil mapped areapresently available for morethan 95 percent of the nation'scounties and further antici-pates the US completing a100 percent soils survey ofthe nation in the near future.

Soils Survey efforts beganin 1899 in the United States.Soils survey produces infor-mation that affects land useplanning, and contains pre-dictions of soil behavior forselected uses. It speaks to soillimitations, improvementsneeded to overcome such lim-itations, and the impact usesupon the environment.Soil Survey information isdesigned for many differentusers, such as farmers, forest-ers, and agronomists, who

can evaluate the potentialmanagement needed for max-imum food and fiber produc-tion. The survey alsoaddresses operability consid-erations. Planners, communi-ty officials, engineers,developers, builders, and

buyers / construction sitingcan also use soil informationto plan use, select best sitesfor construction, and identifyspecial practices needed toensure proper nearby soilsperformance. Conservation-ists, teachers, students, andspecialists in recreation, wild-life management, waste dis-posal, and pollution controlcan use soils survey informa-tion to help them understand,protect, and enhance the envi-ronment. The same can assistvarious regulations of Feder-al, State, and local govern-ments to require specialrestrictions on land use orland treatment, intended toidentify soil properties inmaking land use or land treat-ment decisions. Great differences in soilproperties can occur within

short distances. Some soilsare seasonally wet or subjectto flooding. Some are shallowto bedrock. Some are too un-stable to be used as a founda-tion for buildings or roads.Clayey or wet soils are poorlysuited to use as septic tankabsorption fields. A high wa-ter table makes a soil poorlysuited to basements or under-ground installations. To learn more about soilsurvey in Maine and theUnited States Department ofAgriculture (USDA), NaturalResources Conservation Ser-vice (NRCS) in Maine visitwww.me.nrcs.usda.gov. Pub-lished soil survey informationis available online athttp://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov NRCS also provides leader-ship and technical assistanceto address natural resourceconservation issues on publicand private land. Through theexpertise of its soil scientists,NRCS is responsible for soilsurvey activities in the USDAand for the leadership andcoordination of National Co-operative Soil Survey(NCSS). The NCSS is a na-tionwide partnership workingto investigate, inventory, doc-ument, classify, interpret, dis-seminate, and publishinformation about soils in theUnited States of America.

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When Juan Villalba scoops up somealfalfa pellets, his sheep know food is com-ing and start bleating and prancing withexcitement. While they don't look particu-larly remarkable, these sheep could end uphelping solve a growing global crisis thatis threatening livestock worldwide: drug-resistant parasites. Recent scientific stud-ies have shown the number of livestockparasites that have become resistant topharmaceuticals has been steadily rising.Internal parasites have been attributed toweakening and even killing livestock ani-mals, such as sheep, goats and cows. Suchinfestations can create negative impacts oneconomies and food availability, particu-larly with meat and dairy. In one of the firststudies of its kind, Villalba, an associateresearch professor who studies foragingbehavior at Utah State University (USU),is experimenting with using pastures as anatural pharmacy, where farm animalstreat their own illness by eating certainplants with medicinal compounds. Re-searchers at USU have identified severalplants that contain tannins, saponins andother natural compounds that can kill inter-nal parasites. More than a dozen sheep arepenned in a covered area that Villalba calls"the cafeteria." Villalba is training sicksheep to associate eating medicinal plants- which often taste bitter - with feelingbetter. When the animals are placed in apasture that contains those plants, thesheep have been observed seeking outthose plants when they don't feel well. "Byoffering animals choices, we allow them tobuild their diet as a function of their ownneeds," he said. As the animals recover,they stop eating the medicinal plants. Re-searchers see it as providing livestock withtheir own personal medicine cabinet. Vil-lalba has about nine acres of test pasturewhere he grows a mix of medicinal plantsand alfalfa. He is currently researchingwhat combination of plants is best forsheep. Reprinted in part from chrom.com

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Hay Directory; sell or buy

The Maine Hay Directory is where you canlist hay or hay stumpage that you have for sale,or use the list to find hay sellers. Sponsoredby the University of Maine Cooperative Ex-tension to assist livestock producers in identi-fying sources of hay for their livestock, thelisting is free, just complete the form on theweb site. Listed by county, a straw list is alsoavailable. FYI: [email protected]

ALTON - The Mark Ellis hay crew in Alton putup a larger number of squares and rounds overthe summer. More bales square and round thanthe previous year. Pictured are: (top L) TreverEllis, (below him) Alex Toby and Josh Harri-man, absent from picture, Luke Ellis.

SOUTH BRADFORD - Thisroad side mix of vegetation, skyand field mirrored our warmerSeptember days, 2011 for a sec-ond crop hayfield drying nearby.

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Exeter Country Store

Now and then some local horse enthusiasts ride the back roads of Penobscot County and end up at ExeterCountry Store for lunch. The “hitching post” is not a fake sign thereby, and the ample space to tie up, suitsall who come along no matter what they show up driving. Photo taken last year, furnished by the store owners.

Amy’s Christmas Tree Farm Sangerville 564-7536Balsam Meadow Farm Lincoln 794-2129Balsam Ridge Farm Raymond 655-4474Beech Ridge Farm Scarborough 839-4098Bob Aurings Christmas Tree Dresden 737-4430Boiling Spring Tree Farm Dayton 499-7919Bond Mtn Acres West Newfield 793-4658 and 432-4464Bouchard Christmas Tree Van Buren 1-877-472-2283Bowker’s Tree Farm Springvale 324-0333Bragdon Tree Farm Wells 646-5472C & J Tree Farm N. Waterboro 432-7940Callnan Family Christmas Trees Houlton 532-9600Carpenter Tree Farm Springvale 324-6869Carpenter’s Tree Farm Old Town 827-8383CheeChacko farms Buxton 929-3961Christmas Tree Bazaar Nobleboro 563-5700Christmas Tree Ranch Amherst 584-5235Cider Hill Creek Farm York 617-240-7264Curtis Tree Farm Pittston 582-3875Dalou Farms St Albans 938-2955Davis Stream Tree Farm Washington 845-2544Dees Nursery and Florist OceansideChristmas Tree Plantation Denmark 452-2218Dow’s Tree Farm Dover-Foxcroft 564-2175Dun Roamin Tree Farm Lewiston 577-5878E.D. Bessey 7 Son Hinkley 453-9388Evergreen Acres Tree Farm No Monmouth 933-2293Finestkind Tree Farms Dover-Foxcroft 564-7500Fishers Christmas Tree Farm Belfast 338-6098Foxbrand, Inc., Houlton 328-8638

Frederickson’s Monmouth 933-8000G & S Tree Farms Orono 942-1394Gooleys Conifers Christmas Trees Farmington778-2368Grandpa Joe’s Sugar House East Baldwin 787-3300Grants Tree Farm Hancock 442-9548H & R Christmas Tree Farm Dexter 924-6402Hall’s Christmas Trees Sangerville 564-3603Hanscomb’s Tree Farm North Yarmouth 832-2311 CHeaven’s View Christmas Tree Farm Brooks 548-2221Higgins Balsam North Presque Isle 227-7425Highland Tree Farm Dexter 924-3427Holmes Tree Farm Kennebunk 985-3778Hummer Tree Farm Bath 443-5944Kelco Industries Plantation Milbridge 546-7989Ketchum Family Farms Mars Hill 425-3151Kings Mtn Christmas Trees Orrington 825-2130Lorenz Christmas Tree Farm Jackson 1-717-385-1229Maine Forest Service Augusta 287-2791Maine Mountainman Franklin 565-2915Mason’s Tree Farm Wales 344-4093 or 344-7993McClure’s Tree Nursery Kingield 265-4931Merry Christmas Trees Windham 892-8407Mingo’s Evergreen Products Calais 454-7411Monmouth Ridge Tree Farm Monmouth 933-5842Moose Hill Farm Fayette 897-3093Moulton Frms Hiram 625-8312Mystic Valley Farm East Dixfield 645-2784North Parish Christmas Tree Farm Turner 225-3382Nutkin Knoll Farm Newburg 234-7268Old Farm Christmas Place Cape Elizabeth 799-0096

Osgood’s Which-A-Way Farm South Berwick 384-2618Ox Bow Wreaths Oxbow 435-6171Palmero’s Pines West Newfield 793-2639Penobscot Evergreens Bucksport 825-8729Peterson’s Farm Sebec 564-7579Pinkham’s Corner Tree Farm Vassalboro 445-4827Piper Mtn Christmas Trees Newburg 234-4300Pleasant Acres Tree Farm Rangeley 864-5040Pleasant View Tree Farm Hodgdon 532-4769Poussard Plantation Wales 375-4009Rice’s Tree Farm Durham 926-3622Richards Christmas Tree Farm Mapleton 764-6093Rideout’s Tree Farm albion 437-8733River Lilly Farm Ogunquit 646-6711Robbins Lumber Co. Searsmont 342-5221Rocky Hill Landscaping Wilton 645-5381Seaman’s Christmas Tree Farm Litchfield 268-2834Skillin’s Greenhouses Falmouth 781-3860Stadig’s Christmas Trees Wallagrass 1-800-338-1587Staples Christmas Trees South Windham 892-7231Sunrise Tree Farm Lincolville Center 542-7432The Forest Cornville 474-5814The Forest Retail Lots Lewiston 399-0056Tiffany Farm Balsams Medford 943-8882Trees to Please Rome 397-5416Tuckaway Tree Farm Lebanon 658-9242Vining’s Christmas Trees Cumberland 829-5723Western Maine Nurseries Fryeburg 935-2161Will-O-Way Farm Garland 924-3525Willey Tree Farm Cherryfield 460-8676Wonderland Christmas Trees Corinth 884-7688

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Wool subsidy, the LDP

Androsciggin/Sagadahoc County FSA - Lewiston 753-9400

Aroostook County FSA - Presque Isle 764-4151Aroostook County FSA - Fort Kent 834-3831Aroostook County FSA - Houlton 532-9407

Cumberland/YorkCounty FSA - Scarborough 883-0159Franklin County FSA - Farmington 778-2788

Kennebec County FSA - Augusta 622-7847Knox/Lincoln County FSA - Warren 273-2002

Oxford County FSA - Oxford 743-5789Penobscot/Hancock County FSA - Bangor 947-3555Piscataquis County FSA - Dover-Foxcroft 564-2151

Somerset County FSA - Skowhegan 474-8323

In the past 5 years, the LDP (Loan Defi-ciency Payment) rates for wool sales re-corded at Maine Farm Service Agencies(FSA) during the fall have averaged 21.64cents per pound of wool. If a grower sellswool to mills, spinners, brokers and doesnot file the total clip poundage numberswith FSA, they miss the advantage of extrawool income for an otherwise depressedcommodity. A producer has title to thiscommodity until sold or delivered but in-creasingly, no mill within reach of thisreport will take wool more than one seasonold. Using the example of Central MaineSheep producers, in 2010, they sold toBriggs and Little in Canada for .62 cents #.Adding that year’s LDP, or .29 cents #brought the figure up to .91 cents # income.

This year they soldto Bartlettyarn for10 cents less #. TheLDP this year ismore important, yetagain. Participationin LDP is built uponjudgements takenfor interim marketprices typically lowat harvest time.Storing wool to findthe best rate has

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EASTON - A new store has opened in Easton offering typical Amish craftsand goods. The family came in by motor home and equipment trailer, laterputting the same up for sale to resume life by horse and buggy. The storeoffers home baked goods and storage sheds from the site on Bangor Road.UNITY THORNDIKE - The farm stand and community store was busythis weekend with so many people were visiting nearby Common GroundFair. Thousands visited the fair with many stopping at the large new store.SMYRNA MILLS - These Katahdin sheep and work horses are locatedalong Rte 2 near Smyrna Sheds Company. There are more sheep than thesepastured, along with many more horses serving several families. Down theroad The Pioneer store has added on storage space for hardware items.

limits with mills not want-ing wool older than 5-6months, so producers areencouraged to consult thefarm service agency nearthem to find the best rateday for selling and addingon this necessary market-ing adjustment for an im-proved wool productionseason or more healthyfarming cycle, year toyear. See FSA offices list-ed above. Many two crop sheepshepherds took advantageof both the Central MaineSheep Association woolpool held late at Pis-cataquis Fairgrounds inAugust and with MaineSheep Breeders holdingthat wool pool in earlyspring at CumberlandFairgrounds, not to men-tion those who sell atCommon Ground fair inSeptember. All growerstake this common senseapproach to the wool har-vest but not all seek outthe LDP subsidy or coor-dinate with FSA. The fact

that some shepherds donot communicate withFSA has a secondary ef-fect upon the industry as awhole. Even if a subsidyis not sought, reportingsheep numbers to FSAhelps that agency reportdata for future rounds ofparticipation for the rest ofthe producers during theannual fiscal year consid-eration of the nationalfarm bill by Congress. Always in January and inJuly, the US Departmentof Agriculture’s nationalstatistics service (NASS)conducts an inventory forall states. Both goats andsheep numbers are gath-ered to reflect trends dem-onstrating the numbers ofbreeding and marketlambs, kids, goats andsheep born the previousyear. Likewise wool pro-duction, prices and mohairfigures are gathered eitherby telephone interview orby online net questioning.

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Mark and Joanne Luce started their deer farm alternativeland stewardship in 1997 seeing that food, or venison; theproduct, Antlers; and recreation, hunting would limit mostfuture wood harvesting on 150 acres they maintain as a red deerpreserve. That was a thought out decision as most of this large

herd spends a lot oftime on 15 acres ofgrass land with thebucks and lambssplit away in residentgroupings until rut-ting time when thebreed planning is putinto action. Whenhunts are scheduled,the relative naturalsettings of the bal-ance of acreage re-maining adds a veryreal feel to the huntand is always a freshevent for those whochoose to guaranteehunting success.

Hindsite HuntPreserve is located2 miles from I-95 inEast Newport, 25miles west of Ban-gor and only a 4 hr.drive from Boston. They provide asafe, successful huntwithin a scenic,completely woodedpreserve. Whetherhunting for a Trophy

or meat animal, participantscan count on a quality huntthat is challenging, exciting,and sure to please whetheryou’re an experienced hunt-er or beginner. They cancustomize the hunt to fulfilldesires and cater to abilitieswhether hunting with a ri-fle/ black powder or bow.Many of their hunters overthe past 10 years have re-turned to bring their sonsand daughters for their firsthunting experience at Hind-site. All hunts include theservices of RegisteredMaine Guides who are also

available for Whitetail, Tur-key, Moose, Bear, Fishingand Recreational Hiking /Camping adventures. Velvet is acquired byMark and later processedinto food supplements andantlers provide an addition-al product not counting theservices that local meat cut-ters get when a Hindsitedeer comes in to be cut tothe new owners requests.Local campgrounds andmotels, restaurants get busi-ness resulting from severaldays hunting at the preservewith visitors from Septem-


Red Deer, Fallow Deer Hunts, Meat and Trophy HuntsAt Hindsite Hunts, Newport

with visitors from Septem-ber through February, so amultiplier effect happensyet again, economicallyspeaking with such a proac-tive business venture basedin Maine influences otherbusiness elsewhere.

On their web site they tellpeople interested in thesport to give their spouse oryoung hunter a gift sure tobe remembered for years tocome! Lock in hunt datesfor the exciting "Roar"(rut/breeding season) in Oc-tober. While their huntingseason runs 7 days a weekfrom mid-August throughFebruary, the fall season ispopular. No hunting licenseis required. Professional filming,overnight meat processing,and Taxidermy are availablelocally at extra cost. Call for informationabout any late season spe-cials being offered.

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Maine Dairy Princess wins new awardThe 4-H Youth Professional for the University of Maine, MichaeleBailey, announced that this year, the Morris Scholarship winner isAryn Martin of the Eastern States Dairy Team. Aryn is a senior thisyear at Gorham High School. The Morris Scholarship is awardedonce every two years to a member of one of the seven livestock andanimal teams that represent Maine at the Eastern States Expositionin West Springfield, Massachusetts. Candidates must plan to attenda two or four year college, have excellent grades, and demonstrateleadership in 4-H. Earlier this month Aryn took the top Maine DairyPincess honor at the Clinton Lions Fair for Dairy Princess.

Farmer Fact # 11: Acre: Traditional land measure equal to 4,,840 square yards, the size of land 2 oxen could plow in a Day.

The St. John Valley Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has one opening for a Supervisor on its District Board. This isa three-year position beginning January 1st, 2012. Supervisors work at the grass roots level to help guide and implement local,state, and federal conservation programs for the overall improvement and conservation of our state and our nation’s soil and waterresources.

Those wishing to run for the office of District Supervisor for the St. John Valley SWCD should contact the District Office at 139Market Street, Suite 106, Fort Kent, phone 207-834-3311, ext. 3 to obtain nomination papers. Nomination papers must bereceived back at the District Office no later than October 28, 2011. Prospective candidates must be registered voters residingwithin St. John Valley SWCD boundaries.

All registered voters residing within St. John Valley SWCD boundaries are eligible to vote. Ballots will be mailed to any residentrequesting one and all known cooperators at their last known mailing address in November. If an eligible voter does not receivea ballot, please contact the District Office. Balloting will terminate on November 30, 2011, at 4 pm.

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Airborne wind turbine to be tested in Limestoneairborne wind turbines at the former air base.Carl Flora, president and CEO of the LoringDevelopment Authority, said that AltaerosEnergies is preparing to test its helium filledfloating turbines, which are being developedto turn high-altitude winds into electricity.This project is in the development stage. Theproduct is a helium filled cylinder approxi-mately 30 feet across. It is light enough tofloat and it is tethered to the ground by cable.Led by alumni of MIT and Harvard Universi-ty the company’s airborne balloon, is de-

signed to hold a turbine in its center and canproduce abundant, low-cost renewable ener-gy. It can ascend to 500 feet or more and thegenerated electricity is transmitted into thepower grid through the tether. Flora said thatAltaeros will be operating out of Loring’sarch hanger for several months while thetesting program is under way. Altaeros willbe a subtenant in the building with ScienceApplications International. Source: BangorDaily News

LIMESTONE - AMassachusetts-basedbusiness has securedthe rights to test its

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Cumberland CountyBridgton Farmers’ Market, everySat. 9-1, Nov-December indoors atCommunity Center.brigtonfarmersmarket.com

Brunswick Winter Farmers’Market every Sat. 9-12:30 indoorsat Fort Andross, 14 Maine St.West Cumberland Winter Mar-ket, every Sat. 10-2 Nov-April in-doors at Skillins Greenhouse, Rt.100 cumberlandfarmersmarket.org

Falmouth Winter Market, everyWed.9-12:30 Nov - March indoorsat Allen, Sterling and Lothrop onRt. 1Portland Winter Market, everySat. 10-1 Dec- April, 185 Free St.www.portlandmainewintermarket.com

Franklin CountyFarmington Farmers’ Market,every Sat. 10-noon Grange Hall,Bridge St., Contact Richard Marble491-6166 [email protected]

Western Maine Farmers’ Mar-ket, preorder online and pick upweekly in Farmington www.westernmainemarket.com

Kennebec CountyGardiner Farmers’ Market, 1st &3rd Wed. 2-6 Nov - April at ChristChurch across from Common.www.GardinerFarmersMarket.org

Downtown Waterville Farmers’sMarket, every 3rd Thurs. 2-4 Dec-April, in Concourse parking lotwww.watervillefarmersmarket.org

Knox CountyCamden Farmers’ Market, 2nd &4th Sat. 9-noon Nov-April at MillConference roomwww.camdenfarmersmarket.org.

State of Maine Cheese Co. Farm-ers’ Market, every Sat. 9-noon,461 Commercial St., RockportWashington Grange Farmers’Market, Sat 10-1, inside Oct-mid-December, weekly & further seasonTBA, monthly - April at EveningStar Grange. Contact Sharon Turn-er 845-2140

Penobscot CountyEuropean Farmers’ Market, ev-ery Sat. 9-noon, 117 Buck St., Ban-gor

Orono Farmers’ Market, 2nd &4th Sat. 9-noon in municipal park-ing lot between Pine and MillStreets www.oronofarmersmarket.org

Sagadahoc CountyBath Farmers’ Market, 1st & 3rdSat., 9-n0n, Nov - April, Bath Unit-ed Church of Christ, 150 CongressSt. www.bathfarmersmarket.com

Midcoast Winter Farmers’ Mar-ket, every Sat., 9-12, Nov - April,Topsham Grange Hall. ContactCathy Karonis 729-1872

Somerset CountySkowhegan Farmers’ Market, 1st& 3rd Sat. 11-1 nov - April atGristmill, Accept EBT and WICwwwskowheganfarmersmarket.com

Waldo CountyBelfast Winter Farmers’ Market,every Friday Thanksgiving -Christmas, then 2nd & 4th Friday9-1 at Aubuchon Hardware green-house, Rt. 1Unity Community Market, every3rd Sat., 10-2 Dec - April, UnityCommunity Center. Contact: U BRaisers 948-9005

Jason’s Butcher Shop celebrates 25 years

Hours:Tuesday-Friday 9-5

Saturday 8-12

Jason’s Butcher ShopSpecializing in Custom Meat Processing

Unity Road - Albion 437-2490 [email protected]

25 years - 1986-2011

- Jason Esler, owner


Meat in Maine, Deer & Elk Farmers AssociationAndroscoggin

Red Elk RanchDavid Labbe, GreeneWayne & Tammy Storman,

Lisbon Falls

AroostookChabre Deer Farm

Radrique Chabre,Caribou

Clement Farm James Clement

LinneusD’Amboise Farms

Jeannot D’AmoiseGrand Isle

Homestead LodgeJohn Nelson Oxbow

Shakaree Red DeerFarm & MountainShadows HuntingMark Drew & Gary Dwyer532-2940 Houlton

Spruce TreeDeer Farm

Lionel & Lindsey TheriaultConnor Twp.

Tobins RedDeer Farm

Darrell Tobin Mapleton

Bayley Hill Elk &Deer Farm

Fred & Kathleen BayleyScarborough

Hedgehog FarmTodd Dollof

RaymondSayward’sDeer FarmKenneth SaywardRaymond

DandelionDeer Farm

Butch & Cindy WellsChesterville

Hillside GameRanch

Scott Beede &

Tanya Longley584-2004 Aurora

Dill FarmFrances Dill

Belgrade LakesDorr PondDeer FarmBenjamin Hussey

WindsorHighland Acres

FarmZiggy Lawrence

AlbionLedge Hill Deer Farm

Romeo Caboury ChelseaOak RidgeDeer Farm

Gary & Rhoda WillardMount Vernon

TaylorFarmJames TaylorChelsea

Lakefield FarmJames Maxmin

Nobleboro

Rocky Mountain-Deer, Elk &

Buffalo RanchForrest Peasle

549-3221 JeffersonRocky MountainRed Deer FarmForrest & Danny Peasle

Jefferson

Deer MeadowFarm

Kevin Billings W ParisNI HE VT Deer

& Elk FarmCaldwell & Diane Jackson

OxfordRed Elk

Game RanchEllery Porter Peru

Ash Hill ViewDeer Farm

Kenneth Swett Carmel848-3866

Fallow Park FarmAdam Graves Etna

Hindsite Preserve& Deer Farm

Mark & Joanne LuceNewport 368-4957

356-3582 cMason Farm

Elwood & Carl MasonLevant

MeJordie’sDeer Farm

Terry Bragg BangorSkinner BogDeer Farm

Wayne Garnett DixmontWildes Woodyard

Deer FarmRobbie Wildes Carmel

Snow FarmElizibeth Snow

Dover-Foxcroft

Chopps CreekDeer FarmRon Rodgers, Sr

Woolwich

Brown’s Deer FarmKenneth Brown Anson

Lone Oak Deer Farm

Ben & Melissa Blackwell696-1093 Madison

Julie’s Red Deer Farm

Gary & Julie La FreniereMadison

Morning Mist Deer Farm

Daniel & Tammy BrasierRipley

Dean Deer FarmNorman Dean Madison

Shady Maple Deer & LemonStream Game

LandsNorman & Beth Luce

696-3006 AnsonSide View

Deer Farm

Linda & Michael CipriaroAthens

Strong Hold Deer Farm

Jeff LambMount Vernon

Water Hole FarmTobin & susan Belanger

Moscow

Country Haven Deer Farm

John Fontain WaldoDrop Time Deer Farm

Greg & Sharon KeachFrankfort

Sunrise Ridge FarmGeoffrey & Sandy Smith

589-3000 Liberty

Noyes FarmColby Noyes Danforth

Peek-a-booDeer Farm

Kirk & Judy Sherman314-4349 China

Red Stag FarmLeon Yeaton Addison

ApplegateDeer Farm

Edgar & Patricia Dolbec793-8677 NewfieldFirtile Farm, LLC

Theodore & Deborah KryzakActon

Joan’s Deer FarmJoan Bradbury Hollis

Sanborn FarmForrest SanbornLimerick

Tarbox FallowDeer Farm

Tom & Joanne TarboxBuxton

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Franklin

Hancock

Kennebec

Lincoln

Oxford

Penobscot

Piscataquis

Somerset

Waldo Cty

Washington

York Cty.

Sagadahoc

Farmer Fact #12: Commune: A group of people or families living together, sharing resources, responsibilities

Maple Lane Farms224 Charleston Road - 9-5 DailyCharleston 285-3591

Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, custom exempt smoking, retailand wholesale. Moose, deer processing.

Windham ButchershopVarney Mills Road -Open by Appointment

Windham 892-4203Open by Appointment

Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, custom exempt smoking, retailand wholesale.

Curtis Butchershop1719 Camden Road - 9-5 or by appointment

Warren 273-2574Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, retail and wholesale.

Sanford Butchershop2061 Rochester Rd - 9-5 daily or appointment

Sanford 324-28004Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, retail and wholesale.

Herring Bros., Inc.PO Box 526 - M-S 7:30-5

Dover-Foxcroft 876-4395Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, Inspected smoking, retail andwholesale.

Luce’s Maine Grown Meats366 Emden Pond Rd 9-5 daily or appointment

North Anson 635-2817Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, Inspected smoking, retail andwholesale.

Castonguay Meats234 Gibbs Mill Rd - by appointment

Livermore 897-4989 Custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing moose & deer.

Meat processing in MaineSlaughter houses, retail, wholesale, private, custom & poultry establishments

State InspectedNest & Mullen

Slaughterhouse7 Perkins Lane - Tues-Fri 8-5, closed noon-1

Kennebunk 985-2363Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, custom exempt smoking, retailand wholesale. No Game.

Ken’s Custom Meat Cutting134 River Road - Mon-Sun 8-4Biddeford 282-9078

Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, custom exempt poultry. No Game.

West Gardiner Beef10 Gilley Drive - M-F 7-5, Sat 7:30-NoonWest Gardiner 724-3378

Closed Labor Day, Feb. 14Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, custom exempt smoking, retailand wholesale, custom exempt poultry.

Garey’s Custom Slaughterhouse

125 Benjamin Road - Open by AppointmentMars Hill 429-8091

Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, custom exempt smoking, Retailand wholesale.

L.P. Bisson & SonsSlaughterhouse

112 Meadow Road - Open by AppointmentTopsham 725-7215

Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, Inspected smoking, retail andwholesale.

Bubier Meats194 Sprague Mills Road- Mon-Fri 7:30-3

Greene 946-5015Inspected red meat slaughter / processing,custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, retail and wholesale.

Farmers CooperativePoultry and Producers

Bob Howe 841-5299 [email protected] Schivera 568-4142 [email protected]

Inspected poultry processing chicken,turkey, waterfowl

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Katti M. WebbIndependent Dental Hygienist

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N.E. Denture Center Location:12 Stillwater Ave., Bangor

Diversity Farm’s AlpacasSales, Breeding & Boarding

Dexter & Fran Shepard

359 Lincoln’s Mills Rd. Corinna 04928

278-2609 c [email protected]/diversityfar.asp

TedMcLEOD

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Water Wells

Blaisdell Brothers Farm140 Sound Side Road - M-S 9-7

by appointmentYork 363-6078

Custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, no game.

Kimball’s Butchershop9 Bear Pond Road - by appointment

York 363-6078Custom exempt red meat slaughter only,no game.

Deer Meadowbrook Farm,LLC.

131 Boynton Schoolhouse Road - M-S 8-5Jefferson 549-5660

Custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, domestic and moose, deer, bear.

Blaisdell’s Custom Slaughterhouse

163 Waterville Road - M-S 9-7Norridgewock 634-3742

Custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, no game.

Greaney’s Turkey Farm309 Main Street - by appointment only

Mercer 587-437-2496Custom exempt poultry.

Jason’s Butchershop22 Unity Road - 9-5 daily by appointment

Albion 437-2490Custom poultry, custom exempt red meatslaughter / processing .

Watson’s Butchershop61 Carter Road - 9-5 daily by appointment

Etna 636-6078Custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing.

Boucher’s Cutting715 Benton Avenue - 9-5 daily by appointment

Winslow 363-6078Custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, moose, deer.

Folsom’s Meat CuttingRoute 1 Monticello - M-F 7-5Monticello 538-2129

Custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, moose,deer.

A & A Slaughterhouse175 FortRoad - 9-5 by appointmentPresque Isle 764-4941

Custom exempt red meat slaughter / pro-cessing, moose, deer

Maine-ly PoultryAtlantic Highway

Warren 342-5705Sumner Valley

Farm85 Morrill Farm Road

Sumner 388-3440

Tracy’s PlaceOld Route 2

Mercer 587-4062Sunnyside Farm

406 new Limerick RoadLinneus 532-7058

Tide Mill Organics91 Tate Mill Road

Edmunds733-2551

- Daily Buying and Selling -Trucking Available * Auctions all types

Auctioneer Jeffrey T. Tilton Lic. # AR 1163

Agriculture

Farmer Fact # 13: Acid Rain: Acidic rain caused by high concentrations of S02 & Nitrogen

Central Maine Penning game beef steers exiting new barn, Maple Lane Farms, Charleston. Randa Higgins photo.

ground in parasites ofsheep and goats. Ovine and caprineshepherds will learnabout parasites, howto identify them, howto recognize symp-toms and signs oftheir presence, how toeffectively controlthem through anthel-mintics and manage-ment, dewormerselection and use,alternatives and anynew techniques, howto reduce losses dueto parasites, and more

The seminar will beheld at KennebecValley CommunityCollege – starting atabout 8:30 and goingto 4:00 PM. The costto attend the seminaris $30 per person(include refresh-ments, lunch and ref-erence materials).

There is a farm dis-count available tosheep or goat associa-tion members. For more informa-tion and to registerfor the seminar, go tohttp://umaine.edu/livestock/blog/2011/08/31/sheep-goat-parasite-seminar/

Register on line byFriday, October 14.

The Maine Agency ofFarm Family Insurance

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Mike Fitzpatrick309 Main StreetBrewer 989-8880

Ron Kofstad26 Rice StreetPresque Isle764-5645

Tom FosterDan Foster659 Church Hill Rd.Augusta 622-4646

Greg Warren60 Main StreetBucksport469-7322

Miller Associates636 US Rt 1 Box 7Scarborough510-6301

Ralph Russo2 Main StreetRichmond737-4200

Jane Nelson913 Main StreetVassalboro680-2520800-839-4435

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Eric HartJohn Heller20 Main StreetLivermore Falls597-2500

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WATERVILLE -This year’s Maine sheep and goat seminar is sched-uled for Saturday, October 22 in Fairfield. The talk will focus oninternal parasites. Sheep & Goat Specialist, Susan Schoenian fromthe University of Maryland will be the lead instructor. Susan hasan extensive back-

By Rex Turner

My daughter is aboutto turn 21 … months.As a father, then, I’mnot worrying about herbar-hopping but ratherhopping off the bed.It’s a time when herlanguage is explodingalong with her ambi-tion and bravery. I’malso learning that ourfamily outdoor activi-ties are pretty muchshaped by her. Camp-ing is a perfect exam-ple. This summer, busyschedules kept ourfamily camping to aminimum, and daytrips ruled. A LaborDay weekend trip to Fourth DebsconeagLake, however, proved memorable and illus-trative of the kinds of fun awaiting youngfamilies on the Maine Bureau of Parks andLands’ various properties. In this case, we stayed at Chewonki’sDebsconeag Lake Wilderness Camps, whichis on land leased from the Maine Bureau ofParks and Lands (BPL) at the NahmakantaPublic Reserved Land. This former sportingcamp now is operated as a girls’ camp. Whencamp is not in session, the camp is managedby Chewonki for public stays. Cabins andmore contemporary yurts are available. Wetried out a yurt. To reach our yurt, we traveled from Kokad-jo to Nahmakanta, which is located within the“100-Mile Wilderness” region of Appala-chian Trail fame, though our vehicle gave usaccess to within about a mile of the camps.From there, it was a pleasant paddle to bringourselves and our gear to the camps. The yurt was round, canvas-walled, andwood-floored. A door somewhat shorter thanmy height (as I was reminded a few times) ledinto the circular abode, complete with sets ofbunk beds, a futon, and several dressers. Aclear, round cap sat atop the roof, which roseup like a circus tent towards a singlepoint.confined tent, my daughter could runand play inside, and with several powerfulthunderstorms passing through, the cover andspace was ideal. At night, we lay under theclear dome and watched as lightning arcedacross the clear portal, brightly illuminatingthe branched silhouettes of the spruce limbslooming above.

storms, and mists rose like ancient fire smokefrom the several directions from Fourth Deb-sconeag Lake. One of those gentle notches across the lakeleads to a portage trail to Third DebsconeagLake. We listened as loons wailed during ourpaddle to this historic link between two of theeight Debsconeag water bodies. Along theportage trail, we listened to a lively stream andwitnessed an abundance of various mushroomspecies, which intrigued my daughter im-mensely and kept us on our toes ensuring theydid not make their way into her mouth. The combination of mists, mushrooms, theportage trail, and the loons was just the typeof atmosphere in which I hoped to surroundmy daughter and her cousin. This is the time-less, unspoken and indescribable essence Iwanted to share with my family on this partic-ular weekend. Chewonki’s Debsconeag Lakes WildernessCamps is not the only place to find accommo-dations on stunning Maine Public ReservedLands. In fact, it’s not the only leased set ofcamps in the Nahmakanta Public ReservedLand unit. Nahmakanta Lake Camps is anoth-er private accommodation at Nahmakanta,though it technically is on National Park Ser-vice land sandwiched within the Nahmakantaunit at the north end of scenic NahmakantaLake. Both provide access to fishing, trails,paddling, and other outdoor activities associ-ated with remote, scenic woods and waters. Elsewhere on BPL properties, other sportingcamps provide rustic comfort and access togreat outdoor resources. While not a full list,a few bear mentioning here. Red RiverCamps, located on leased land in Aroostook

County’s 21,871-acre Deboullie Public Reserved Land unit, providesaccess to wonderful hiking and fishing outside the doors of thistraditional sporting camp. Two sporting camps can be visited withinthe Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Nugent’s Camps on the easternshore of Chamberlain Lake and Jalbert’s Camps further north onRound Pond both provide lodging alternatives to the Allagash Wilder-ness Waterway’s typical tenting experience. Whether for adults or families, tent camping is a great way to get outand enjoy Maine’s outdoors. It’s nice to have options, though, andcamps open to the public provide a lodging alternative at several ofMaine’s Public Reserved Lands and along the Allagash WildernessWaterway. They are great places to stay and are especially attractiveif you have a massive thunderstorm, a wound-up little kid, or both.

The massive thunder-storms that rolledthrough brought homethe feeling of an ele-mental experience.Likewise, the craggyledges above the farside of the campsacross a serene covespoke of things sturdyand almost timeless.Hours of clearingskies followed the

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The Animal Ag-riculture Alliance(AAA) has launcheda new interactivelegislative map onits web site trackingstate legislation re-lated to animal agri-culture and animalwelfare. AAA devel-oped this to grantfarmers, ranchers,processors, food re-tailers news organi-zations & consumersaccess to pendingconsideration by thestates on active leg-islation and ballotinitiatives impactinganimal agriculture

within the US.Mainely Agricul-ture has reviewedsome of the pro-posed legislationand find it a goodsite to review andconsider monitoringfor both good and/orbad ideas regardingAmerican Agricul-ture, many notionsright and wrong.

Agra Legislationwatch site launched

Some concepts indiffering parts of theUS are misinformednotions. An exam-ple: some legislatorsin the state of Floridawanted to prohibit aperson from enteringonto a farm and mak-ing any audio record,photograph, or videorecord at the farmwithout the owner'swritten consent. Thisnever got out of com-mittee. See:animalagalliance.org

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Clover FundingNets cash for 4-H

young peopleinvolved in 4-H after-school, preschooleducational activities. You can learn moreand / or donate by going on line at:umaine.edu/4hfoundation/maine-clover-promotion/ or watch for point of sale post-ers at local stores and donate in your town.

All over Maine this month,local businesses are support-ing their local 4-H clubs byoffering customers an oppor-tunity to buy a clover for abuck. These collected dona-tions will go to help fund

Oct 19: SustainableCommunity GrantsNov 1: PartnershipGrantsDec 1: FarmerGrants

Apply at www.nesare.orgOr call: 802/656-0471e-mail [email protected].

Your 2012 Grant Pro-posals must be submit-ted electronically in thefollowing categories.

Oct. 28, 29 The 2011Cornell Sheep& Goat Sym-posium will beheld in Morri-son Hall on theCornell Uni-versity campusin Ithaca

November 12, 13Maine Harvest Festi-val at the Bangor Civ-ic Center. Growers,bakers, cheese mak-ers, vintners, andbrewers who want toshow the variety ofMaine foods that areavailable fresh andprepared here inMaine must completevendor and demon-stration information.Ap deadline is De-cember ; packet andapplication are avail-able from KimbalieLawrence, DAFRR-ARD, 28 State HouseStation, AugustaEmail:[email protected]

onFriday 28 Octoberfrom 11 am to 5 pmthere will be a pre-symposium hands-onpractical day at theCornell Sheep Farmat Harford, NY. Reg-istration is stillavailable. The mainemphasis of the sym-posium is to providepractical informationthat sheep and goatfarmers can use tosustain their herdsand flocks; economi-cally, environmental-ly, and humanely.This year’s sympo-sium has a specialemphasis on dairyfarming of both sheepand goats, with invit-ed speakers fromWisconsin, the major

sheep dairying state.There will also bepresentations andworkshops on animalhealth, nutrition, con-trol of internal para-sites, marketing, andcarcass evaluationand cutting. ClaireMikolayunas, whohad a sheep-milkingoperation here inMaine a few yearsago, is now out in WIand is presenting sev-eral of the talks. Forthe complete pro-gram and registra-tion, please go to:http://www.sheep.cornell.edu/calendar/sgsymposium/index.htm

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was Junior MDP, Kelli Wescott of Limerick;Center, Aryn Martin, Gorham, 2011 Maine Dairy Princess; andtop right is Maine Dairy Princess Runner-Up Elida Mehuren ofSearsmont .

continuedpublic appearance events. The ClintonLions Club and Pageant subcommitteeencourage girls from all over Maine to finddairy farm sponsors. Girls who turn 10before June 1 can compete in the Jr MDPand girls who are 14 before January 1 of2012 can compete next year for MDP.Other events some of the girls attendinclude: Maine Ag Day in the Legislature,Eastern States, the January Ag TradeShow and several other summer fairs.

The new 2011Maine Dairy Prin-cess Scholarshippageant and the Ju-nior Dairy Princesspageant competitionwas held at ClintonLions Club Fair inClinton, September 8and the girls picturedwere chosen. On left

Dairy Farms’ Princess chosen at Clinton Fair16 Fall Hunt/Butcher’s Issue Agriculture

In recent years the age groups to compete have been 10-13and 14-17 with scholarship prizes of $1,000 winner, runnerup $500 and the Jr MDP got $150 in cash. Next year for the2013 contest, they will open it up for 18-22 year olds in a newcategory, Miss Maine Dairy Princess Collegiate and the sameScholarships will be available for both MDP and Collegiate MDP.

This pageant takes months to de-cide with entrants entered longbefore Maine Farm Days in Augustand starts there with

The 2008-2011 Maine Dairy Princess winners were on hand for a picturefrom left to right - Ashley Hardy, Farmington 2008 Maine Dairy Princess,( MDP ) Sarah Richards, Hermon 2009 MDP; Monique Bickford, Clinton,2009 Junior Maine Dairy Princess; ( Jr MDP ) Kelli Wescott, Limerick, 20-11 Jr MDP; Aryn Martin, Gorham, 2011 MDP; Shelby Patten, Levant, 2010MDP; Briannah Bickford, Clinton, 2010 Jr MDP; and missing from the photo:Regan Casey, China 2007 MDP; and Mercedes Leeman, Palermo, 2007Junior Maine Dairy Princess.

Sponsored by the Clinton Lions ClubMDP Committee andthe Maine Dairy Industry

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Retriever outingTROY - Recently

at a large acreage locals know asGrey’s Farm, an outer field was

peppered with round hay bales andserved as a training ground for aselect few retrievers from the

Maine Retrievers Field Trial Club(MRTC). The MRTC, established

in 1952, is strictly for retrievingdogs. Mark Mosher, field trail

Chairman of the MRTC along withtwo other trainers paced severalLabrador Retrievers during our

visit. The first dog we saw, a slimLab demonstrated how to run“Triple Marks” a memory testwhere a series of three marks orbirds are shot in succession. The

dog must remember where themarks fell and retrieve them

all in turn, delivering eachbird “Tenderly in hand “ tohis handler. The next dog,

another black demonstratedhow natural elements such

as direction of the wind, canhave a bearing on the out-

come of a run. The handler,through hand gestures and a

series of whistles, guidedthe dog through his windbarrier and a “Blink”, that is to say,

when a dog clearly sees the mark yetcontinues hunting around the area of

the down bird anyway. Our last dog ofthis visit, was a copper colored lab who

demonstrated the “Blind retrieve.” Atest where the

mark is shotand the dogdoes not seewhere it fell.

perfectly re-trieved his

mark racingback with im-

pressivespeed and aclassic re-

triever excite-ment Despite

the unusualhumid 80 de-gree morning

these Labrador’s happy, eager spiritsshow, that this truly is the life a

retriever “Dawg” dreams of living.

Article by Bonnie McCready Photos by Anah McCready

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