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The Mai ne Potato
Board has named the Young
Farmer of the year f or 2012, a 28
year ol d Brandon Berce. He f arms
wi th hi s f ather and brother Ned
and Ni kl as Berce i n the St. John
Val l ey respecti vel y.
says, he deci ded to go back to
f armi ng ...at the ri ght ti me.
Brandon i s f i rst to poi nt out that
the key to the heal th and
sustai nabi l i ty of the Mai ne Potato
I ndustry i s wi th ...hands on
i nvol vement wi thi n i ndustry
organi zati ons and associ ati ons at
regi onal , state and nati onal
l evel s. Berce Farms has been
recogni zed previ ousl y i n 2002 as
the Farm Fami l y of the Year. The
Farm grows seed vari eti es f or
Fri to-Lay and Brandon serves on
the Mai ne Potato Board s seed
growers executi ve counci l . He i s
al so a member of the Central
Aroostook Young Farmers. Hi s
of f i ci al recogni ti on takes pl ace at
annual meeti ng thi s month.
There are many
changes i n Mai ne f orestry
each year. Thi s i s the
f oremost empl oyment
i ndustry i n the state bef ore
f armi ng and touri sm. We
have two stori es about the
same thi s i ssue. A l ook at
i mprovements i n l umber
producti on and
Potatoes keep Mai ne farmers goi ng
WEATHER SERVICES - Meteorologists report unusual weather patterns coming
out of Canada will limit the 2012 snow fall to a record low. Farmers need enough
snow to provide good soil cover and perhaps an early spring thaw, an early planting
whilst snow enthusiasts pivot for enough $ to maintain their related economy.
The soi l s of Penobscot, Wal do, Somerset, Frankl i n
and Aroostook County wi th hel p f rom sel ect parts of
Washi ngton, Oxf ord and Pi scataqui s Counti es bri dge
the f armi ng numbers statewi de f or i ncreased potato
producti on l evel s hi stori cal l y. These f i ne soi l s are
ti l l ed at the ri ght ti me wi th ol d and new equi pment
and thi s keeps the f arm i mpl ement busi nesses goi ng
i n i sol ated f arm town centres. I t makes f or a good l i f e
i n Mai ne f or regi onal servi ce towns and those
empl oyed wi thi n the many l evel s of thi s endeavor,
proud of these i mproved crops year af ter year. Thi s
past year - by al l reports - saw general l y good weather
despi te i ncreased f al l rai n but crops were gathered i n
ti mel y f ashi on and the hi gh numbers of bushel s stored
were al so up wi th potato houses emptyi ng qui ckl y.
Thi s represents about 380 potato growers wi th a total
i nf l uence on the state s economy of i n
I mprovi ng transport - east
to west - has new i mpetus thanks to
certai n l egi sl ators, pri vate i ndustry and
Governor Paul LePage. A uni que
proposal that i s both a make a work i dea
and a practi cal cost saver to taxpayers
f or state road expansi ons has taken f i re
agai n i n Augusta.
Our states
mapl e producti on i s very hi gh nati on-wi de,
l i kel y more than ri val New York state as al l our
producers do not report a harvest tal l y as
di l i gentl y as other states.
Many producers open
sap houses weekends, al l month wi th a l i st of
open f arms publ i shed wi thi n a group f l yer
i nserted i n dai l y newspapers, pri or to the event.
Qui et Wi nt er 2011-2012
Vous
parlez
franais ?
Notre colonne
sur lagriculture par
notre Correspondante
Franaise est en page 4.
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1:Sort i ng: Wool cl assi fi cat i on i nt o fi ne, l engt h, el ast i ci t y, spi nni ng char act er i st i cs.
sal es, and over i n personal i ncome payi ng some
i n state and l ocal taxes. As potatoes go, so goes Mai ne?
The wi nner of the 2011 Farm Fami l y of the year
award, Fred Fl ewel l i ng and f ami l y of Crousevi l l e recentl y sai d, Peopl e
tend to see f armi ng as one of the most basi c occupati ons, but the real i ty
i s, i t s extremel y i mportant, and I want to see i t carri ed on f or f uture
generati ons. He doesn t j ust prai se f armi ng tradi ti ons he i s qui ck to
promote that adapti ng to markets and stayi ng on top of technol ogy i s
key to greater spud producti on l evel s.
Young farmer for 2012 named
He comes
to f armi ng
wi th a
degree i n
f i nance and
mar ket i ng
wi th work
experi ence
i n the same
but l ater, he
a l ook at a necessary downsi zi ng f or a woods product transport
company caught i n the ever i ncreasi ng hi gh petrol eum pri ce
war and the necessary mai ntenance of trucki ng al ong Mai ne
roads that trul y l i ve up to the noti on, you can t get there f rom
here. Look f or thi s story .
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Ag Busi ness Revi ew
Li ncol n Prescott has operated a sheet metal
shop f or al most 40 years at hi s l ocati on i n the f arml and area of
Mal bon Mi l l s, Skowhegan and whi l e he i s a part ti me shop
operati on i n the past 10 years and has l ef t the need f or empl oyees
behi nd when demand f or such metal work decl i ned, he sti l l gets
an occasi onal order f or a speci al ty i tem such as thi s syrup
maker s steam hood f or a recent customer. Thi s 6 f oot hood
wi l l keep the dampness of the abundant steam comi ng of f boi l i ng
sap down near the source of the evaporator and hel p hi s customer
thi s season, maki ng syrup. Prescott has made many thi ngs f or
customers i n hi s ti me i n Skowhegan and when we menti oned
we coul dn t f i nd someone to make a proper cowl i ng f or a Dover
stove a f ew years back he sai d, we used to do a l ot of them when
the stove company was sti l l i n busi ness. He sti l l gets orders to
make oval s to round - the i nterf ace between a stove and the
smoke pi pe on most stoves. I t i s no surpri se, hi s shop has several
l arge brakes, shears, pi pe makers, ti g wel di ng and Prescott used
to get many orders f or sap pans unti l the pri ce of stai nl ess pressed
mass producti on need i n the f oref ront, however, hi s knowl edge
to make the same i s i ntact, gi ven someone wi th metal wanti ng a
speci al ty si ze pan. We woul d hazard a guess there i s l i kel y
nothi ng of sheet metal he hasn t al ready made at one ti me or
another and at the hei ght of hi s busi ness, l ocal l y, he empl oyed
1-3 workers. Thi s i s a speci al ty trade busi ness that sti l l has a
pl ace i n f armi ng and househol d/ i ndustri al pl anni ng and steppi ng
i nto hi s shop i s not j ust steppi ng back i n ti me i t i s a shop that
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f rom 6: 30 pm to 9: 00 pm, starti ng Tuesday, March 20.
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wi l l i ncl ude sel ecti ng and eval uati ng a f arm
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market research and more. Cost i s $50.00 per f arm
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Fl ewel l i ng runs Fl ewel l i ng Seed Farm
wi th hi s wi f e Patsy Campbel l . He began
f armi ng as a chi l d, l ater to f arm the
homesteaded acreage of hi s great
grandf ather who arri ved i n the county i n
the 1860s. Today hi s f arm devotes 300
acres to seed potato f armi ng f or both Fri to
Lay and McCai ns. As a f ami l y f armer,
Fred worked f or years wi th hi s dad and hi s
dad sti l l parti ci pates al ong wi th di rect hel p
f rom hi s daughters Li ndsay Fl ewel l i ng
Heal ey and Courtney Castonguay. He
cal l s f ami l y f armi ng the real f abri c of the
communi ty. As the head of the f arm, he
serves on the Nati onal Potato Counci l
Board of Di rectors and i s chai r of the
Nati onal Counci l s Seed Potato Board, the
Aroostook Water and Conservati on
Servi ce and the Mai ne Potato Growers
Board.. He i s wel l known among growers.
Ernest and Al berta Angevi ne
of Bethel have been chosen as the 2012
Mai ne State Outstandi ng Tree Farmers.
The award was made at the Agri cul tural
Trades Show bef ore the Smal l Woodl and
Owners Associ ati on of Mai ne (SWOAM)
annual meeti ng on January 11 at the
Augusta Ci vi c Center.
Now i n thei r 90 s, the Angevi nes have
been stewards of thei r 189 acres, as wel l as
acti ve parti ci pants i n the l ocal SWOAM
chapter, and overal l SWOAM and Tree
Farm supporters f or many years. Sherman
Smal l , thei r f orester says I t i s i mpressi ve
to see what has been accompl i shed over
the course of ti me by di l i gent f orest
management. I thi nk Ernest and Al berta s
work provi de a good exampl e of the f rui ts
of l ong term management.
The award means a l ot to Ernest and
Al berta and thei r f ami l y. Ernest was
especi al l y pl eased to cal l hi s daughter i n
New Mexi co to gi ve her the news, si nce
she was the New Mexi co Outstandi ng Tree
Farmer i n 2009. Other awards they can be
proud of are: 2001, Li f eti me Achi evement
Award f rom the Bethel Chamber of
Commerce, 2004, Cooperator of the Year
f rom the Oxf ord County Soi l and Water
Conservati on Di stri ct, and i n 1990, 2003,
and 2006, Oxf ord County Outstandi ng Tree
Farmers.
Thei r hi story of ownershi p goes back to
the days of WW I I . Whi l e Ernest was
away f or 20 months f i ghti ng i n the war i n
Europe, Al berta was home wi th thei r two
smal l chi l dren and took the opportuni ty to
rent out Ernest s tractor. Upon hi s return,
thi s money was used to purchase the
ori gi nal 75 acres and thei r f armhouse. I n
1965, wi th hel p f rom Oxf ord Paper
Company s f orester Abbot Ladd, they
became part of the Mai ne Tree Farm
System, Tree Farm #679. Over the years
they acqui red addi ti onal parcel s to bri ng
thei r total acreage to 189 acres.
Wi th the ori gi nal purchase of l and, Ernest
and Al berta knew that wi th good f orest
management over the years, they woul d
real i ze i ncome to suppl ement thei r
reti rement. They al so knew that al ong
wi th managi ng f or ti mber, other aspects of
the woodl ot woul d benef i t wi l dl i f e, water
qual i ty and recreati on. They are qui ck to
thank the many f oresters who assi sted
them, f rom pri vate consul tants to state and
i ndustry f oresters. Thei r f i rst management
pl an was wri tten by Bri an Mi l l i gan and
thei r most recent update was wri tten by
Smal l of New Engl and Forestry
Consul tants. Smal l says Much of thei r
l and i s consi dered to be excel l ent
devel opment l and. Many acres of pri me
l ots are l ocated al ong the Androscoggi n
Ri ver. They have been approached
throughout the years to sel l to devel opers
but have chosen to keep thei r l and i n tree
growth management. Both Ernest and
Al berta have worked hard on thei r very
i mpressi ve f orestl and, whi ch i ncl udes 80
acres of some of the l argest pi ne trees
growi ng anywhere i n the State of Mai ne.
Much of the management work
throughout the years has been done by
Ernest. He started a pruni ng rotati on i n the
1950 s and to date over 3,000 stems have
been pruned. Most of the l oggi ng was done
by Ernest unti l the l ate 1990 s. Local
l oggers were hi red a f ew ti mes f or the
bi gger j obs. There i s a wel l establ i shed
trai l system as wel l as wi l dl i f e-f ri endl y
practi ces, thanks to the assi stance f rom the
Oxf ord County NRCS of f i ce and the
Wi l dl i f e I ncenti ves Program.
The l and has been open to the publ i c f or
al l types of recreati on, f i shi ng and hunti ng,
and many peopl e have vi ewed the
Angevi ne s ongoi ng management
program and benef i ted f rom i t, even
becomi ng Tree Farmers or SWOAM
members because of thei r exampl e. Thei r
daughter Judy Cool i dge, a reti red second
grade teacher, devel oped an annual
Envi ronmental Day on the property f or al l
second graders i n the di stri ct that i s sti l l
goi ng strong 23 years l ater.
Outstandi ng Tree Farmers 2012
The rel i c to the bl oodl ess
Aroostook War has had an easy wi nter i n
2012 wi th l i mi ted snow f al l amounts. The
bl ockhouse wi th gun ports opens i n spri ng
f or touri st and hi stori ans to vi ew. Li ke i ts
counterpart i n Ft Fai rf i el d, both of f er hand
tool carpentry craf tsmanshi p to vi ew.
The f ort at Ft Kent
Continued from page one
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4: Disambiguation: attribute an accepted phase to another associated person.
Nor can we l et the very recent demi se of , a weekl y newspaper
that served that regi on si nce the earl y 80s go wi thout passi ng menti on. Whi l e i t l i sted i tsel f at
an age of 41 years, i t di d not publ i sh that many years as a previ ous weekl y establ i shed there
f rom November 1970-May 1974 preceded and was f ol l owed
f or several years by l i kel y publ i shed some 35 years
appeari ng af ter f ol di ng and was, hi stori cal l y, l onger i n pri nt but,
and the ori gi nal summer paper was i ni ti al l y
publ i shed f or 27+ summers and on scene l ong bef ore came al ong. The current
entangl ement to ki l l comes about f rom an i nsi di ous spi nof f regi onal paper
cal l ed and i s and of i tsel f the unti dy resul t of a some ki nd of f eud between
and now pi ts a f ormerl y uni nvol ved publ i sher i n
the mi ddl e. Thi s i mpl ant publ i sher l atel y establ i shed and reestabl i shed f ree papers i n the past
5 years cal l ed , no l onger publ i shed, , no l onger
publ i shed, and now def unct as a weekl y f ai l i ng to garner sal es at 25
cents, each. A repl ated f ront page concocti on i n the Bangor area rounds out thi s Ad sal esman s
rags and he now cal l s thi s recent concocti on, . We
understand thi s marketi ng strategy. . I t i s the same wi th hi s choi ce of Vol ume
Number and I ssue Number, f ai l i ng to be hi stori cal l y accurate f or the namepl ate change and the
number of years publ i shed wi th a new name. However, such noncredi bi l i ty f or of f eri ng
anythi ng more than si mpl eton news f or adverti si ng revenue i s obvi ousl y scant. Such a
newspaper i s not a newspaper i n keepi ng wi th the canons of j ournal i sm and f or the good of the
communi ty(s) served. There wi l l be f ew i f any regul ar sel ect board meeti ng stori es f or so many
towns, no school board news covered by reporters, very f ew ci vi c mi nded advance publ i ci ty
f or communi ty causes, dependabl e sports coverage and any real news beyond adverts f or a pay
as you go tedi um f or l ocal merchants unwi sel y buyi ng i nto l ess and supporti ng the l ong
establ i shed real l ocal weekl i es as newspapers or the establ i shed shoppers, some of whi ch range
i n age f rom 30 - 160+ years l ongevi ty. Shopper papers never used to cl ai m to be anythi ng more
than a shopper, and a newspaper cal l i ng i tsel f a newspaper wi thout any real news each i ssue
wi th real edi tori al s i s an i nsul t to the i ntel l i gence of those numb enough to pi ck i t up on the
newsstand. Yes, I am troubl ed the end of the has come, havi ng
been the very f i rst publ i sher to serve the Moosehead Lake regi on wi th a weekl y wi th
and so, the successf ul years of spoke to the ori gi nal noti on that
was an i dea ahead of i ts ti me, so many years ago. Thi s unf ortunate and changed
si tuati on i s si mpl y a shopper couched as news l abel ed as a new newspaper and shows a real
l ack of truth i n ci rcul ati on adverti si ng - a doubl espeak vi ew - taki ng up dusty space on
newsstands and l eaves a real news vacuum f or a trul y great area of Mai ne deservi ng f ar better
than i t may now get. comment by Mainely Agriculture publisher, and original editor/publisher,
founder of The Spectator and founder of The Merrymeeting Standard (1984-1989).
-Politico-
The demi se of Vi l l age Soup publ i cati ons and so many wel l known coastal newspapers thi s
month represents shoddy management by the publ i sher. Operati ons were empl oyee heavy
and sel l i ng of f hi s presses months ago spel l ed a doubtf ul f uture. The cost of di stri buti on wi th
pri nti ng at commerci al pl ants i s cheaper i n the short term but al ways l i mi t l ongevi ty i n l ean
ti mes. Yes, Vi l l age Soup was a cute name but al so was a denegati on of the f ormer venerabl e
i nsti tuti ons precedi ng i t. Newsstand pri ci ng i n these ti mes shoul d al so have been as smal l as
possi bl e i n l i ght of f ree paper competi ti on everywhere. Consumers wi l l buy a product when
pri ce and need are equal , otherwi se, not. Recent Vi l l age Soup reputati on f or thei r pai d
ci rcul ati on papers was l ost sal es on newsstands spel l i ng l i mi ted return f or adverti sers. WGS
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By Jack Strout
Si nce the i ce has been too thi n to f i sh on and there hasn t been much
to hunt other than that l azy overf ed groundhog who i s sti l l MI A, I f i nd
mysel f home bound. Duri ng the l ast 2 weeks bondage, I tore down
two wal l s i n my camp prepari ng f or spri ng renovati ons. Honestl y
though, I thi nk I was j ust desperate f or more space. When I f ound
mysel f contempl ati ng how much l ake water I woul d have to f etch f or
f i re protecti on at the camp I real i zed wi th stunni ng cl ari ty that I have
to get out of here or cabi n f ever wi l l get the best of me or I l l be
f etchi ng that water and possi bl y payi ng arson f i res f or l osi ng my
camp. I f nothi ng el se, I have to get out f or a coupl e hours at l east. I
coul d go f or a dri ve, i t i s a good ti me f or a suppl y run. Cash i n al l the
Bud bottl es l yi ng around, buy some new l ures and maybe that hunti ng
ri f l e everyone i s goi ng on about. My hunti ng atti re i s getti ng a bi t
shabby too. I am weari ng my l ast pai r of good wool pants and the l ast
hol e f ree sweater. Yes i t i s def i ni tel y ti me to knock thi s cabi n f ever
out wi th a vi si t to the ol d Hunter s Store where the doors never cl ose.
hi ghl y coveted bi rd
havi ng the honor to be
named State Bi rd by
Maine Grange News
Our activities each quarter
with
Bonnie McCready
Anah McCready photo
Crossi ng the
parki ng l ot on my way
to work at Gl obe
Pri nti ng i n Li ncol n I
f i nd mysel f bei ng
serenaded by a f l ock of
smal l bi rds i n a tree
si ngi ng Bee-Bay the
song of the Chi cadee.
Ful l name:
.
Thi s l ocal bi rd i s
named af ter thei r cal l
.
Thi s i s al so thei r
warni ng cal l when
predators are near. As
a rel ati vel y permanent
resi dent, Chi ckadees
survi ve the harsh
wi nters by l oweri ng
thei r body temperature
up to 54 degrees
Fahrenhei t duri ng col d
weather ni ghts to
conserve energy.
Another qual i ty that
ai ds the Chi ckadee i n
wi nter i s i ts abi l i ty to
remember the l ocati on
of a f ood cache f or up
to 28 days.
Chi ckadee s can al so
tol erate human
approach to a greater
degree than most of
thei r speci es, even
taki ng seeds f rom the
hands of a human they
are f ami l i ar wi th.
These are j ust some of
the qual i ti es that make
the Bl ack Capped
Chi ckadee such a
Mai ne, Massachusetts,
and the Provi nci al bi rd
of New Brunswi ck,
Canada. Yet despi te
al l thi s tal k of state
bi rd and wi nter
survi val , I can t hel p
but thi nk thi s smal l
f l ock si ngi ng f or me at
work coul d care l ess,
they are j ust happy that
spri ng i s al most here.
, Hancock Pomona Apri l 2, 7pm
, potl uck supper Apri l 5, 6 pm wi th
Pi scataqui s Pomona meeti ng at 7.
, Rt 7, Brooks publ i c supper
Apri l 7, 4: 30-6 pm. Cal l Bi l l Gupti l l 722-3820.
Seni ors & ki ds 6-18 $5, Adul ts $6.
Hosted by Wi l son Grange of f ers 4
degrees Apri l 20. Cal l Karen 778-5845
, at Acorn Grange, Cushi ng Apri l 14,
10: 30 am. Cal l Sherri l l Snowdeal 236-3270 I nspecti on
and 5th Degree.
has donated
di cti onari es to Ri dgevi ew
Communi ty School f or 3 years f or
the Words f or Thi rds program
and to al l school s i n the area f or 8
years f rom a popul ar publ i c supper
seri es & other communi ty servi ces
f und rai si ng events.
Prparation :15 minutes
Cuisson : 2 minutes
Attente : 1 heure
Les Bugnes (Donut Fritters)
(recette lyonnaise, beignets de Carnaval
Ingrdients :
500 gr de farine, 1 sachet de levure, 1 pince de sel, 3 oeufs, 125 gr de beurre,1 tasse d'eau tide,
Huile pour la friture, Sucre glace.
Prparation :
1 Mlangez la farine, le sel et la levure. Incorporez les oeufs, le beurre fondu et l'eau tide.
Mlangez et malaxez bien la pte.
2 Laissez la reposer 1 heure au moins.
Puis talez la pte le plus finement possible. Dcoupez ensuite la pte en forme de lune.
3 Faites frire les bugnes 2-3 minutes dans l'huile trs chaude.
Posez les sur du papier.
4 Saupoudrez de sucre glace au moment de servir.
Translation :
Recipe from Lyon. Grandmas recipe. Carnival fritters. (or Donuts)
Ingredients:
- 500 g flour(= 1.102lb), 1 packet of yeast, a pinch of salt, 3 eggs, 125 gr of butter(= 4.409 oz),
1 cup of warm water, Oil for frying , Icing sugar.
Preparation :
1 Mix flour, salt and yeast. Stir in eggs, melted butter and warm water. Mix well and knead the dough.
2 Let stand 1 hour at least. Then spread the dough as thinly as possible. Cut the dough into a moon.
3 Fry the fritters for 2-3 minutes in hot oil. Put them on paper.
4 Sprinkle with icing sugar just before serving.
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Senat e and
Mai nes l oss
The announcement by 3
term US Senator
Ol ympi a Snowe that
thi ngs i n Congress have
gone f rom bad to worse
i s not a surpri se. Nei ther
i s her wi sh to not seek
reel ecti on, she obvi ousl y
has had i t up to her ears
wi th i nf i ghti ng and l ack
of work getti ng done f or
al l Ameri cans as a resul t.
Thi s remi nds us of
another Mai ne Senator
who i n her Decl arati on
of Consci ence speech i n
the 1970s had a great deal
to do wi th endi ng the
negati vi sm of Joesph
McCarthy. Margaret
Chase Smi th l i ke
Ol ympi a Snowe, -
moderates - have made
Mai ne proud of publ i c
servi ce ami d the pol i ti cal
negati vi sm of thi s ti me.
PALMYRA - The Beam Farm has hosted the Trai l
Ri ders of Today Cl ub s annual sl ei gh ral l y f or many
years. Parti ci pants bri ng thei r horses to compete i n
vari ed cl asses f rom many towns.
The Curri er & I ves cl ass i s j udged on anti qui ty of
sl ei ghs and costumes. I n Rei nsmanshi p, the dri ver s
ski l l i s tested. Pl easure cl asses j udge the horses
gai ts and manners. Ti med (agi l i ty). Juni or and
Seni or dri vers compete wi th al l si zes and breeds of
horses f rom Mi ni s to Draf ts. Spectators and
competi tors f rom f rom Wal do, Washi ngton,
2012 Mainely Agriculture Logging / Maple Sap Spring Issue 5
Strengtheni ng Mai ne s Economy was the f ocus of a
di scussi on panel that convened at the USDA State of f i ce here
February 10 hosted by the US Under Secretary Dal l as Tonsager and
Congressman Mi chael Mi chaud. Among the i nvi ted parti ci pants was
a smal l agri cul tural
f rom USDA that wi l l benef i t some 25 f arms she currentl y buys f i ber
f rom and wi l l send the same to Ri teway Scouri ng of Wal doboro that
wi l l hel p process the f i ber f or f urther ref i ni ng. Ri teway Scouri ng
i tsel f i s a new venture havi ng recentl y moved equi pment i nto Mai ne
to processs f i ber f rom New Mexi co af ter owner Mi ke Fai rf i el d won
a seed grant f rom the Mai ne Technol ogy I nsti tute to use thi s
equi pment to recover the addi ti onal product, l anol i n f rom the f i ber
that i s used i n other val ue added products such as creams and l oti ons.
Her matchi ng grant wi l l mean that $60,000 total wi l l go toward
setti ng up i n two phases a market strategy and l egal structure,
f easi bi l i ty study to pl ace the ki nd of products to come out of such
f i ber wi th hi gh probabi l i ty of market success. The second phase of
the proj ect wi l l be to set up the producti on and devel opment of
produci ng the same products, f rom f arm to Mai n Street as she terms
i t, i n keepi ng wi th the theme of her new store opened i n Portl and at
23 Templ e Street. Thi s store has an assortment of goods and edi bl es
f i nel y craf ted domesti c made consumer i tems. And thi s store al so
serves Cl audi a as a testi ng ground f or sel l i ng some of the kni t i tems
she al ready markets and produces that are f rom the wool of Al paca
and sheep or bl ends of Al paca/ Sheep wool s and yarns. Her strategy
i s al ready strengtheni ng parts of the Mai ne Economy and that was
why she was i nvi ted to parti ci pate i n the round tabl e di scussi on.
2012 Product Market Grant Winner
([YOTKYYKYZGRQKIUTUSOIY
busi ness that brokers Mai ne
grown Al paca and Sheep f i ber to
make texti l e val ue added
products. She buys top Mai ne
f i ber each year up to 10,000
pounds of i t f or maki ng products
at ei ther Bartl ettyarns of
Harmony or Jagger Company i n
Spri ngval e. The North Yarmouth
f i ber buyer has been i n busi ness
si nce 2000 buyi ng f i ber that has a
4-6 i nch stapl e and 18-24 mi crons.
She recentl y won a $30,000
matchi ng manuf acturi ng grant
The l i st of round tabl e
parti ci pants at the recent USDA
Rural Devel opment di scussi on at
the state of f i ce here mi rrors the
current busi ness, agri cul ture and
i ndustri al acti vi ti es i n Mai ne l atel y
i n the news. Fol l owi ng remarks
opened up by
Congressman Mi ke
Mi chaud, USDA
Rural Devel opment
Under Secretary
Dal l as Tonsager
and state di rector
Vi rgi ni a Manuel
wi th notes taken by
c o n g r e s s i o n a l
representati ves of Senators Snowe
and Col l i ns, Mi chaud and Pi ngree,
al l speakers had opportuni ty to
address current i ssues of need to
strengthen the l ocal busi ness
economi c cl i mate i n Mai ne.
Our parti ci pant l i st i s
hi ghl i ghted wi th a notati on af ter
speakers who have had successes
or conti nue wi th ongoi ng i ssues f or
the f ol l owi ng reasons at thei r pl ace
of busi ness, i nsti tuti on or f i rm:
a
pel l et manuf acturer who does not
al ways have enough raw materi al
to produce enough pel l ets;
the pi pel i ne
company tryi ng to bui l d a gas
pi pel i ne f rom Ri chmond to
Madi son and currentl y l acks
permi ssi ons f rom al l the towns i n
the pl an to route the pi pel i ne f rom
poi nt A to poi nt B;
,
the new owner of the two mi l l s i n
Mi l l i nocket and East Mi l l i nocket;
a
water borne hydo power
devel opment thi nk tank and
whi ch recentl y took
ownershi p of a sol ar
power producti on
pl ant on specul ati on
f rom the desi gni ng
manuf acturer that i t
wi l l power many of
the bui l di ngs of the
school f or the school year and
eventual l y earn money f or the
school f rom sol d el ectri ci ty. Others
speaki ng i ncl uded: Lawrence
Barrett, Presi dent Eastern Mai ne
Communi ty Col l ege; Beth
Bordowi tz, CEO Fi nance Authori ty
of Mai ne; Anthony Buxton,
Attorney f or Preti , Fl aherty,
Bel i veau & Pachi os, James
Donnel l y, Ex VP, Machi as Savi ngs
Bank; John Edwards, Ex VP &
CEO Bangor Savi ngs Bank;
Laurent F. Gi l bert Sr., Former
Mayor of Lewi ston, Durward
Humphrey, CEO Katahdi n Val l ey
Heal th Center, John Kerry, Di rector
of Pol i cy, New Engl and Governor s
Conf erence; Andrea Maker,
Attorney f or Pi erce Atwood,
Ronal d Phi l l i ps, Presi dent Coastal
Enterpri ses I nc; Cl audi a Raessl er,
owner Suri Paco, LLC; El oi se
Vi tel l i , Di r of Program & Pol i cy f or
Women, Work & Communi ty wi th
Jerry Whal en, VP f or Busi ness
Devel opment of Eastern Mai ne
Heal thcare.
mal l rumi nants
are
adaptabl e to many
di f f erent producti on
systems and can be
rai sed wi th rel ati vel y
f ew i nputs, but the bi g
chal l enge i s i n the
control of i nternal
parasi tes, especi al l y
g ast r o i n t est i n al
nematodes.
Grazi ng ani mal s
i ngest i nf ecti ve l arvae
f rom grass and shorter
f orages, and these
l arvae devel op i nto
adul ts i n the
abomasum (true
stomach) of
rumi nants. The adul t
parasi tes f eed on
bl ood i n the
abomasum and l ay
thei r eggs, whi ch are
then excreted; the
l i f ecycl e begi ns agai n
when the eggs hatch
and l arvae devel op on
pasture, where they
can be i ngested by the
grazi ng rumi nants.
I nternal parasi tes have
become more di f f i cul t
to manage i n smal l
rumi nants because of
the parasi tes
i ncresi ng resi stance to
al l avai l abl e
dewormers. Parasi tes
af f ect ani mal heal th,
reduce producti vi ty
and i ncrease treatment
costs. Pastures wi th
heavy stocki ng rates
i n hi gh rai nf al l regi ons
are especi al l y
vul nerabl e to the
bui l dup of parasi tes,
and the cost of i nternal
parasi te i nf ecti on
i ncl udes treatment
expense, reduced
wei ght gai n, even
ani mal death.
A new f act sheet
f rom the Southern
Consorti um f or Smal l
Rumi nant Parasi te
Control covers several
ways to depl oy
s u s t a i n a b l e
g ast r o i n t est i n al
nematode parasi te
control - smart
drenchi ng, whi ch
i ncl udes FAMACHA,
copper oxi de wi re
parti cl es, condensed
t anni n- cont ai ni ng
pl ants, sel ecti on of
resi stant breeds, and
other al ternati ve
methods. Thi s
publ i cati on provi des
basi c i nf ormati on on
each approach, al ong
wi th resources f or
trai ni ng and more
data. The f act sheet i s
avai l abl e as a f ree
PDF downl oad f rom
www.sare.org. Sel ect
Learni ng Center,
then Fact Sheet.
Now on internet
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# Farmer Fact 9: Maypole: High pole decorated with flowers, ribbons at May Day for dances.
The of f shoot to
of Bel f ast,
Journal di ed March, 10 af ter 183
years i n busi ness. At the same
ti me, the survi vor to
l atel y merged wi th the
and cal l ed
were f i rst i n
busi ness si nce 1846 and 1870
respecti vel y. The 100+ year ol d
now al so
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owned by Vi l l age NetMedi a
l i kewi se def unct. The publ i cati ons,
and an
entertai nment paper,
were al l f ol ded by the publ i sher
ci ti ng a weak economy. What i s
not menti oned on the company
websi te or i n news coverage of the
same are deci si ons contri buti ng to
mi smanagement. Si mpl y, some 56
empl oyees were noti f i ed by emai l
March 10, they had no j obs, no
severance. Owner Ri chard M.
Anderson has had a mi xed revi ew
of deci si ons l eadi ng up to thi s
demi se. As an upstart i nternet
publ i sher he arri ved i n the
mi dcoast area establ i shi ng a news
websi te i n 1997 that gravi tated i nto
pri nt publ i shi ng wi th the start of a
weekl y i n
2003 f ol l owed by a weekl y
i n 2004. He cl osed
the same when he purchased
Couri er Publ i cati ons and i ts
pri nti ng pl ant to be f ol l owed by a
purchase of
a competi ng weekl y
newspaper wi th
mergi ng the two as one
and sel l i ng of f press.
At the start, such deci si ons made
sense gi ven ownershi p of the sense
sense gi ven ownershi p of the
Rockl and based web press and no
need f or two presses, f ewer
empl oyees al ong wi th endi ng
competi ti on f or yet,
Anderson s deci si on to sel l hi s
Rockl and based press a year ago
put hi m i n a more stri ct, cruci al
weekl y cash f l ow regi me wi th
empl oyees and new l arger pri nti ng
bi l l s to pay each week at a
commerci al pri nti ng pl ant,
el sewhere. The l oss of both presses
were seen as perf unctory mi ssteps
f or l ongevi ty i n the pri nti ng trades.
I ncreased newspaper del i very
costs and a weakened economy
al so hurt. I n January, Anderson
sol d the empty pri nti ng pl ant i n
Rockl and f or $500,000 and had unti l
March 30 to rel ocate the general
of f i ces f rom thi s f aci l i ty, yet no
new of f i ce si te had been
f orthcomi ng, news wi se. Wi th thi s
cl osi ng of al l newspaper
operati ons, thi s amount of money
was apparentl y a stop gap cash
f l ow sel l of f measure as Anderson
had recentl y been i n negoti ati ons
f or new f i nanci al restructuri ng.
He was quoted that al l that, ....f el l
apart on March 9.
Watson s Meats - a wel l
respected l ocal butcher shop - has
been rebui l di ng thei r shop si nce
the l oss of thei r meat processi ng
f aci l i ty l ate l ast f al l to f i re.
Ani mal s owned by customers
were al so l ost. Shop owner
brothers Jef f and Andy Watson are
5th generati on f armers.
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The Trust f or Publ i c
Land admi ni stered by the
Department of Conservati on now
has $8.73 mi l l i on to purchase l and
that not onl y benef i ts Mai ne
recreati on but l oggi ng i nterests
al so.
A parcel of 11,800 acres on Crocker Mountai n
l ocated i n Carrabasett Val l ey has been
purchased wi th $7 f rom Pl um Creek as a
worki ng f orest, wi th part of the Appl al achi an
Trai l and numerous ATV and bi cycl e trai l s to
l akes, ponds and streams wi th mountai n hi ki ng.
The money to buy thi s and another parcel was
part of a grant f rom the f ederal government to
the Mai ne Dept. Of Conservati on (MDOC),
wi th the urgi ng of the Mai ne Congressi onal
del egati on. I n Madri d Stream townshi p, some
5,808 acres have been purchased wi th $1.73
mi l l i on owned by Li nkl etter Ti mberl ands LLC
of Athens and i s a worki ng f orest to suppl y
Li nkl etter s pel l et manuf acturi ng pl ant.
Thi s proj ect was ranked as thi rd
f or the nati on by Forest Legacy
Program f or f ederal f i scal year
2012, of f i ci al s sai d. The Crocker
Mountain land, near the Sugarloaf
ski resort, has exceptional
economic, natural resource, and
recreational value for the state. It
is the largest remaining working
forest in the Carrabasset Valley.
Franklin County has the highest
percentage of workers in the forest
products industry in Maine,
meaning that jobs will be
protected as a result of the
acquisition.
This land buffers the Appalachian
Trail, is on snowmobile Route 115
along with four mi l es of the state-
sancti oned al l -terrai n vehi cl e trai l
system.
The Orbeton Stream property is
owned and managed by Linkletter
Timberlands that uses the fiber to
supply its pellet mill, Maines
largest, directly supporting 40
employees. Protecti ng the same
wi l l keep these state s f orests i n
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access f or outdoor recreati on.,
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Agenci es and Natural Resources of f i ces wi thi n 90 days, approxi matel y
the f i rst of June as presentl y proposed. thi s wi l l be the Farm
Servi ce Agency i n Warren that serves Knox and Li ncol n Counti es, the
Food and Nutri ti on Servi ce (FNS) i n Augusta that servi ces Kennebec
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USDA Closing offices in Maine
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dai ry producers of i mportant
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har vest s, mai nt enance wi t h hi gher f uel
Article by Emily Adams
8 Logging / Maple Sap Spring Issue Mainely Agriculture 2012
For thi s i ntervi ew, Cheryl was j oi ned by
her cousi n, Eddi e Herbest, who spent many
years wi th Carrol l , ran hi s own operati on f or a
ti me, and now dri ves f or a f rei ght company.
Some wi dows mi ght have cal l ed i t qui ts and
l i qui dated thei r assets. She di d not want or need
to. Beyond her of f i ce door, the men knew what
to do. I n the home of f i ce, she had done the
company s paperwork.
Carrol l had downsi zed to runni ng f our to
f i ve trucks thi s ti me l ast year. He passed away
March 30, 2011, as a resul t of a heart attack. The
crew worked the remai ni ng two weeks, then
mud season started.
Cheryl i s runni ng three trucks, currentl y,
and two more are road ready. The busi ness
supports her and provi des work f or the crew.
Fami l y i s part of that, i ncl udi ng 22-year-ol d
grandson, Bradl ey Brown, and son-i n-l aw,
Chad Grant, nephew Jason Gerri sh and
dedi cated empl oyee and f ri end Ron Marti n and
Roscoe Green. Her other son-i n-l aw, Danny
Brown, who has hi s own trucki ng busi ness and
who had l ost hi s f ather onl y two weeks pri or to
Carrol l s death, al so j oi ned i n wi th a hel pi ng
hand to haul wood wi th hi s own trucks.
The weather thi s wi nter has not been good
f or harvesti ng. Warm weather and rai ns kept
the ground wet and unf rozen. Land managers
are qui ck to shut down operati ons to prevent
damage to the l and such as ruts
caused when the ground cannot
support heavy equi pment.
Wi nter shutdowns f orce l and
managers to al ter pl ans they
made back i n the summer when
they set up the l ots that were
supposed to be cut i n the wi nter,
assumi ng the ground woul d be
f rozen. Bal my weather can f orce
operati ons to get redi rected to
areas that woul d normal l y
otherwi se be cut i n the
summerti me. From f reeze-up
unti l break-up i n the spri ng i n
March (and, on rare occasi ons, Apri l ) i t i s a race
agai nst ti me, crammi ng as much woods work i nto
a week bef ore mud season, then hopi ng the
ground wi l l dry out enough by Junei n a bad
year wel l i nto Jul yso work can start agai n. I t
means l ong days f or woods peopl e.
When Eddi e was a crane operator he used to
remark that, i nstead of worki ng day and ni ght
as mud season approached, the woods crew woul d
work ni ght and day, starti ng at ni ne o cl ock at
ni ght and worki ng when temperatures were sti l l
col d enough to keep the unpaved roads f rom
f ormi ng deep ruts. They mi ght have to be of f the
road by 12 noon. Or, i f temperatures stayed col d,
they coul d conti nue. They woul d cram 70 or 80
hours i nto f our-and-a-hal f days.
Other ti mes of the year i t i s not unusual f or
woods workers to get up at f our or f i ve o cl ock i n
the morni ng, someti mes as earl y as two or three.
The peopl e i n thi s i ndustry want to do thi s ki nd
of work, but getti ng manpower can be di f f i cul t.
The remoteness of the j ob si te and nature of the
shi f ts means i t makes more economi c sense
to stay away f rom home duri ng the week
rather than commute. That l i f estyl e l i mi ts the
pool of i nterested workers.
The Carrol l Russel l Trucki ng camp
consi sts of house trai l ers owned by Great
Northwoods, LLC on Ragmuf f Road near
Mi l e 57 on the Gol den Road. They have
el ectri ci ty, so they can warm thei r meal s i n a
mi crowave, and satel l i te TV. They can get
cel l phone servi ce near the camp. Some
camps have satel l i te i nternet servi ce.
On Sundays, Cheryl cooks two days
worth of f ood f or the crew: roasts, l asagna,
Ameri can chop suey, or a boi l ed di nner and
rol l s wi th pi es and cooki es. The men spend
Monday and Tuesday ni ghts at the camp,
return home Wednesday ni ght, return to the
woods Thursday morni ng, stay Thursday
ni ght, and then go home and spend Fri day,
Saturday and Sunday ni ghts wi th thei r
f ami l i es. Fri days and Saturdays are spent
doi ng mai ntenance and repai rs on equi pment.
Some woods camps mi ght have a cook
house, but not sl eepi ng quarters f or everyone.
Some dri vers sl eep i n the sl eeper of thei r
trucks.
Maneuveri ng a truck i n the woods takes
some getti ng used to. Turni ng them around
i n ti ght si tuati ons, getti ng up hi l l s i n the
wi nterti me or, f ai l i ng that, backi ng them up
wi thout l eavi ng the road i s not easy f or
newcomers. When trucks di d not have power
steeri ng, dri vi ng was an arm-achi ng task.
Years ago the l abor was more l abor
i ntensi ve. Fortunatel y f or Carrol l , he was not
af rai d of hard work. Eddi e remembers hi m
(d)
he tradi ti on of l og haul er and harvester
Carrol l Russel l di d not end wi th hi s unexpected
death l ast year at the age of 67. Hi s wi dow,
Cheryl Russel l , 62, and her crew have conti nued
to grease the wheel s of the north woods
economy, cutti ng tree-l ength l ogs and
suppl yi ng mi l l s f rom the home base i n
Ornevi l l e.
From her home of f i ce and attached truck
garage at 466 Lyf ord Road, Cheryl does the
paperwork associ ated wi th Carrol l Russel l
Trucki ng.
Carrol l drove truck f or two decades bef ore
goi ng i nto busi ness f or hi msel f i n the 1980s. He
grew the f l eet to 13 and then expanded i nto
harvesti ng i n 2004. He l ef t Cheryl wi th a
harvester, grappl e ski dder and del i mber that
today woul d cost $1 mi l l i on to repl ace.
Keys to Carrol l s success were hi s passi on
f or trucks, pati ence to work on them, an abi l i ty
to i mprovi se, a good rapport wi th hi s workers,
and a ti rel ess work ethi c.
Peterbi l ts were hi s f avori te trucks. They
were easy to work on, the cabs were ti ght, they
took a beati ng and they sti l l hel d thei r val ue.
The trucks have 475 and 550 h.p. Cat and 515 h.p.
Detroi t engi nes. The Stai rs and Manac trai l ers
have tri pl e axl es. Log l oads are l i mi ted to
102,000 l bs. on publ i c ways. Of f road, l oads
wei gh up to 175,000-200,000 l bs. on the pri vate
network of woods roads. Carrol l had a
reputati on f or haul i ng bi g roads wi thout
runni ng oversi zed trai l ers.
The company cuts f or Great Northwoods,
LLC and haul s to vari ous mi l l s. Tree-l ength
l ogs l eave the Baxter State Park and Ragmuf f
regi ons and head west al ong the Gol den Road
ri ght to Sai nt-Zachari e, Quebec where there i s
a sawmi l l , D&G, and another mi l l to the north
i n Daaquam.
Wi dow cont i nues busi ness of l og t r anspor t ,
2012 Mainely Agriculture Logging / Maple Sap Spring Issue 9
upendi ng f our-f oot l ogs by hand i nto the ri ver f eedi ng the Great
Northern mi l l i n Mi l l i nocket. I n the wi nter, truckers woul d dri ve onto
the i ce and unl oad on the i ce. There i s a 1959 photo of the truck he drove
af ter l eavi ng hi gh school i n the ni nth grade. He di d not stray f ar f rom
hi s Derby and Ornevi l l e roots. He l oved the woods and trucks and had
no desi re to do anythi ng el se.
Cheryl was f rom thi s area, too. She worked f or Dexter Shoe Co.
f or 25 years and di d payrol l manual l y bef ore transi ti oni ng to Carrol l s
operati on f ul l -ti me. They marri ed i n 1965 and had two daughters, Bonni e
and Crystal , who each have two chi l dren. Twentysomethi ng Carrol l
stayed at Eddi e s grandparents great, bi g f armhouse up the hi l l f rom
where Carrol l and Cheryl eventual l y settl ed. Cal vi n Sonny Herbest
was a year ol der than Carrol l and was hi s best f ri end.
For the f i rst two
decades of hi s career,
Carrol l drove f or other
operators (Nel son
Rubl ee, Ri chard
Dori ty, Ti nker
Burchi l l and, f or ten
years, Paul Foul kes).
He al ways knew he
woul d have hi s own
trucks some day. Hi s
empl oyees i ncl uded
Sonny Herbest, Ral ph
Herbest, Danny Royal ,
Fred Spaul di ng, Kevi n
Royal , Henry Heal ,
Eri c Young and many
others. Henry was a
f avori te because he
and Henry had both
worked f or Foul kes
and were both cut f rom
the same cl oth: di e-
hard truckers.
When Carrol l got
i nto harvesti ng, he had
a general i dea of what
i t i nvol ved and coul d
do most of the repai rs.
He had concl uded that
expandi ng i nto
harvesti ng was worth
the extra revenue
despi te the added
responsi bi l i ti es.
The bi ggest
chal l enge i n thi s
i ndustry over the years
has been the ri si ng cost
of f uel . Operators are
l ucky these ki nds of
trucks get 3.5 mpg;
none of them get over
4.5 mpg. A sharp hi ke
i n gas pri ces
compounds matters,
because operators
scrambl e to change
thei r own pri ces to
keep pace. The
number of mi l l s
buyi ng l umber has
decl i ned wi th the l oss
of stud mi l l s i n Mi l f ord
and Passadumkeag.
The pri ces pai d by
Quebec mi l l s l eave
room f or prof i t. But the
money to be made i s
not what i t was a
decade ago. The
woods i ndustry started
to show si gns of
contracti ng i n 2005.
Negati ve changes
i n the economi c
cl i mate have i ncl uded
a l ess personabl e
banki ng cul ture.
Cheryl does not have
to worry about that,
si nce her equi pment i s
pai d f or. But, l ooki ng
back, younger bank
agents seemed l ess
approachabl e and l ess
f l exi bl e than the ol d
ti mers were, even
toward operators who
l i ved wi thi n thei r
means to make
equi pment payments.
Cow Team Road Mut t on Lane
Agricultures
# Farmer Fact 9: Cabbage: Cruciferous plant of various edible varieties with compact head.
10 Logging / Maple Sap Spring Issue Mainely Agriculture 2012
Raw soybeans contai n several anti nutri ti onal
compounds whi ch at f i rst menti on, may seem
to run counter i n addi ng i t as a suppl ement to
cattl e, pi g, goat or sheep f eed but as wi th al l
thi ngs, moderati on i s key to addi ng any
suppl ement i n your overal l f eed program. The
good thi ng about soy i s a grower may l i kel y
al l ow a smal l l i vestock hol der to dri ve a
pi ckup under a harvester that needs cl eani ng
out at thi s ti me of year and
the resul ti ng amount
dumped i nto barrel s coul d
l ast several years i n f uture
use f or smal l l i vestock
owners. Soy i s now a maj or
US crop sol d to Chi na.
Anti -trypsi n i s the
mai n enzyme that breaks
down protei n i n the gastro
i ntesti nal tract. I f f ed raw,
soy shoul d onl y become a
ti ny sal t and pepper f eed
approach. We know f rom
experi ence wi th our sheep,
that too much raw bean wi l l
cause an ani mal to go of f
standard f eed unti l the body
has ti me to pass the excess
soy oi l s i ngesti on. We
thereby suggest j ust a wee
spri nkl e suppl ement
approach to vari ous f eeds i n
your avai l abl e f eed such as cri mped oats mi xed
wi th ground corn/ barl ey and/ or a mol asses
l i vestock f eed f or sheep and goats. Tractor
Suppl y carrys a cheap l i vestock mi x. Not
good i f f ed al one but good as an addi ti onal
addi ti ve mi x. We al so mi x i n medi cated pel l ets
f or the benef i t of that ti ny amount of a the
vari ety pel l eted f ood source processi ng and
l i mi ti ng / l oweri ng the medi cati on.
When and i f you take ti me to roast soy, j ust
how much to roast, we have no experi ence wi th
but are tol d that pri or anti nutri ti onal
compounds are mi ti gated wi th cooki ng i n a
bean roaster and coul d i nvi te l arger porti on
al l owances. As soy i s
hi gh i n f at, soy oi l has a
f ai rl y l ow saturati on
val ue f or non rumi nants.
Pi gs f ed whol e cooked
beans at above 10% of the
normal rati on wi l l grow
properl y, but the carcass
f at wi l l be sof t/ runny
f rom reports of pi g
growers on the web.
Logi c taken then f or
pi gs, agai n i s somethi ng
l ess than 5% of total
amount f ed - the sal t and
pepper approach -
cooked or uncooked.
Li kewi se, f eedi ng
cooked or uncooked soy
to dai ry ani mal s can
resul t i n of f f l avors i n
aged cheese, but other
than that, the f odder i s
great f or rumi nants, hi gh
i n protei n and f at (energy). A soy oi l resi due i s
a f i l l er wi th l i ttl e or no f at and agai n i s hi gh i n
protei n and comes wi th none of the above
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Eri k Wade, the sci ence and math
teacher f or grades 6,7 & 8 at Hope El ementary
has been named the 2012 MAI TC Teacher of
the year wi th an announcement by Ag
Commi ssi oner Wal ter Whi tcomb at the AG
Trades Show, January 11. Hi s work to
devel op a school -wi de composti ng program as
wel l as the i ntegrati on of a garden and
greenhouse has earned thi s recogni ti on. Mr
Wade has adapted l essons that i ncl ude
concepts f rom the garden proj ect i nto al l 3
grade l evel s and al i gn to the state and nati onal
standards. Hi s students have desi gned rai sed
beds, presented them to the school board, and
pl anted a vari ety of vegetabl es i n 2011 wi th
f l owers. They study pol l i nati on, pl ant systems,
botany and the water cycl e. A parent group
meets af ter school to support the program i n
spri ng and summer to water and weed.
His award was presented at the Maine
Agriculture in the Classroom annual meeting
by Commissioner of Education, Stephen
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AUGUSTA There were 52 l ogs; 40
vol unteers; 8 trees f rom 8 di f f erent
si tes; 7 l andowners; 2 workshops; and
best of al l , no emeral d ash borer. The
Mai ne Forest Servi ce, Mai ne
Department of Conservati on, f i ni shed
up i ts bark-peel i ng proj ect to l ook f or
evi dence of the i nvasi ve i nsect,
emeral d ash borer (EAB). The resul ts
were j ust what MFS entomol ogi sts
were hopi ng f or. Af ter peel i ng 52 l ogs
down to the cambi um, or l i vi ng l ayer,
the vol unteers f ound no tel l -tal e si gns
of the harmf ul EAB that i s threateni ng
Mai ne s f orests, of f i ci al s sai d.
Seven l andowners f rom central
Mai ne, who earl i er thi s year created
tree traps to l ook f or emeral d ash bor-
er, brought wood sampl es to the two
workshops to be exami ned f or si gns
of the i nsect, and asked l and owners to
vol unteer to make tree traps f or EAB
by gi rdl i ng a tree, or stri ppi ng bark
f rom around an ash tree. Gi rdl i ng the
tree causes the tree to become stressed
and rel ease chemi cal s attracti ve to the
i nsect.
The tree-girdling project grew out of
efforts of the Black Ash Task Force,
a collaboration of the MFS, Universi-
ty of Maine, Maine Indian Basket-
makers Alliance and the U.S. Forest
Service and members of the Penob-
scot Nation EAB, has not been found
in Maine. Nationally, ash borer has
killed thousands of trees.
Jennifer Neptune displays
strips of brown ash used to
create miniature baskets.
Insect emerald ash borer,
destroys ash, essential to
the native traditional craft.
Bark-Peeling Shows No Sign of Invasive Insect
A new report
i ndi cates that hardwood
growth i s 16.6 percent hi gher
than i n 1995 f or 351 mi l l i on
tons, says the James W. Sewal l
Company, a natural resource
consul ti ng f i rm f rom Ol d
Town. With growth exceeding
harvests on a statewide basis
by 6 percent, this growth has
occurred at a time when pulp
and paper mills around the
state have been significantly
increasing consumption of
hardwood pulpwood for the
past several decades. The
Sewall report nonetheless
expresses concern about
regional differences in
hardwood harvesting. It notes
that southern and western
forests in Maine, particularly
south and west of Waterville,
are growing faster than they
are being harvested; that in
eastern Maine, harvest and
growth essentially are
balanced; and in northern
Maine, harvests are exceeding
growth.. According to the
report, Maines hardwood
inventory is made up of 45
percent maple, 23 percent
birch, 11 percent poplar/aspen
and smaller percentages of
oak, beech, ash and other
commercial species. The
analysis examined harvesting
on 17.06 million acres of
private, state and local
timberlands. It also is focused
on the traditional hardwood
roundwood resources of saw
logs and pulp wood. It did not
address the harvesting of non-
traditional fiber volumes, such
as early thinnings and logging
residuals now left in the
woods as sources of energy,
from biomass boilers to liquid
fuels. A 2008 report written
by the Maine Forest Service
has indicated these resources
can contribute to a stronger
and expanded forest economy.
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2012 Mainely Agriculture Logging / Maple Sap Spring Issue 11
Scot and Chri sti ne Adams, have many goal s f or thei r operati on at Moonshadow
Farm. But our pri mary goal , says Scot, i s to have f at and happy cows. I n achi evi ng
that goal , the Adams have pl aced a hi gh pri ori ty on conservati on that benef i ts not onl y
thei r l i vestock, but the
l and, as wel l . Practi ces
such as erosi on control
measures, i mprovements
i n water management,
and rotati onal grazi ng
are exampl es of why the
supervi sors at Somerset
County Soi l and Water
Conservati on Di stri ct
sel ected the Adams as
2011 Outstandi ng
Farmers of the Year.
Scot & Chri sti ne
Adams started thei r 124-
acre f arm, i n Starks i n
1997, wi th one beef
ani mal and one goat. As
the operati on grew, and
they l earned more, one
cattl e breed i ntri gued
Scot more than most.
Whi l e I respect al l cattl e
breeds, Scot admi tted,
I have a passi on f or Bel ti es.
Bel ti es , or Bel ted Gal l oways, have been i n the country si nce the 1940s. A Scotti sh
Hi ghl and breed, they are easi l y i denti f i ed by the wi de whi te bel t around thei r mi ddl es.
They are of smal l er stature and produce l ean meat. The Bel ted Gal l oways come i n three
col ors; bl ack, dun, and red. Hardy, adaptabl e, and uni que, the breed has enj oyed
i ncreased popul ari ty i n recent years. Part of the reason f or the Bel ted Gal l oway s
i ncrease i n vi si bi l i ty i n Mai ne i s Scot Adams. Showi ng at f ai rs, cattl e shows, and
nati onal sal es appeal s to hi s competi ti ve nature, and wi nni ng ri bbons promotes the
breed. I want our herd to be the best i n the country, says Adams. Vi si bi l i ty i s key,
he says. We can now sel l at aucti on vi a webcam over the i nternet. Moonshadow Farm
cattl e have been sol d to buyers al l over the country. Adams takes pri de i n the f act that
the Moonshadow name i s attached to the geneti cs of nati onal champi ons. Promoti ng
not onl y the Bel ted Gal l oway cattl e breed, but Mai ne beef overal l , Scot serves on the
Board of Di rectors f or the Mai ne Beef Producers Associ ati on. Mai ne l obster i s
i denti f i ed as the best i n the worl d,
says Adams. There s no reason
why Mai ne beef can t have that
same di sti ncti on.
Rai si ng qual i ty beef i n a
sustai nabl e way starts wi th the
l and. As begi nni ng f armers,
assi stance, gui dance
recommendati ons gi ven through
the USDA Natural Resources
Conservati on Servi ce (NRCS)
hel ped pri ori ti ze proj ects and pl an
f or i mprovements. Worki ng wi th
NRCS made our vi si on a real i ty
and that s huge. Parti ci pati ng i n
programs wi th Somerset County NRCS f i el d of f i ce, Scot and Chri sti ne have addressed
mul ti pl e conservati on i ssues on the f arm. They l ooked at managi ng roof water runof f
through a uni que system that was engi neered to prevent erosi on, heavy use areas,
rotati onal grazi ng, and addi ti onal conservati on pl anni ng has al so contri buted to the
stress-f ree atmosphere the Adams want thei r cattl e to enj oy. How can cattl e be happy
when they re standi ng knee deep i n mud? says Chri sti ne. The heavy use areas are
better f or our herd s heal th and better f or the l and.
Chri sti ne Adams manages the f eedi ng and geneti cs program at the f arm. Geneti cs
i s an i nteresti ng thi ng, she says. We try to repl i cate success, but i t doesn t al ways
work. The herd of approxi matel y thi rty swel l s to nearl y f i f ty i n the summerti me.
Chri sti ne keeps a cl ose eye on the number of ani mal s on the f arm, maki ng sure they
mai ntai n a control l abl e number. We both have f ul l ti me j obs of f the f arm, says Scot.
We f i nd i t best to keep the herd si ze manageabl e. Another i mportant part of managi ng,
says Scot, i s to work wi th the ani mal s on a regul ar basi s. We want them to be tame,
not wi l d. We spend hours getti ng them used to bei ng brushed and combed, pl us wal ki ng
wi th a harness and l ead rope. Thi s handl i ng and trai ni ng pays of f duri ng cattl e shows
and competi ti ons, but al so serves another i mportant aspect of agri cul ture to the owners
of Moonshadow Farm. Scot and Chri sti ne have a strong commi tment to educati on and
youth i nvol vement and are acti ve i n thei r l ocal 4-H chapter. I m i n f armi ng f or the l ong
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haul , says Scot, but the average age
of today s f armer i s f i f ty-seven.
We ve worked hard to make
Moonshadow Farm what i t i s. I want
that to conti nue.
Hel pi ng teach the 4-H
group to rai se cal ves,
show and compete i n
the ri ng, and attend
sal es has addi ti onal
benef i ts. We get f our
vacati ons every year,
says Chri sti ne,
showi ng cattl e at f ai rs.
And we l ove i t.
Scot and Chri sti ne
wi l l have the
opportuni ty i n a f ew
weeks to show thei r
cattl e at the 2012
Nati onal Bel ted
Gal l oway Sal e i n
Fryeburg, Mai ne, Apri l
26-30. As Bel ted
Gal l oway Breed
Representati ve f or the
nati onal sal e, Scot sees
the event as an opportuni ty to not onl y
promote the breed but to take ti me to
hel p wi th the youth show.
Farmer Fact 11: Eugenics: Science of improving offspring by selection of parent blood lines.
Wood I nventory Forecasts Opportuni ty
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Continued from page one
i s among
the f i rst to rel ate that Ci anbro CEO
Peter Vi gue has been a one man
show i n hi s several years attempt
to get state pl anners, the publ i c,
l egi sl ators, ci ti zens and, the
Department of Transportati on to
l ook at new road bui l di ng i n terms
of need, creati ng new work and
i mprovi ng Mai ne s transportati on
needs or f ai l ure f or north, south,
east and west. Vi gue and now
Senator Thomas and mbers of the
LePage appoi nted Transportati on
Commi ttee thi nk thi s i s a great
potenti al boon f or Mai ne s
geography, so cl ose to Quebec,
New Brunswi ck and Nova Scoti a.
The f act that no di rect east west
road exi sts or has exi sted f or so
many years, poi nts out an
economi c pl anni ng oversi ght of
maj or proporti ons. Long ago a
proposal to send dri vers south west
al ong an i mproved Rte 2 was
f ought by northern agri cul tural
i nterests and mi l e wi se di d not
real l y save mi l es, no matter i f i t
seemed pol i ti cal l y sati sf actory to
southern Mai ne i nterests. A more
central and new road as the crow
f l i es woul d speed goods and save
petrol eum f or al l concerned i n
northern and central Mai ne,
transversi ng some 2/ 3 thi rds of the
state s terri tory. Vi gue has hosted
or vi si ted publ i c of f i ci al s i n
Quebec, Nova Scoti a, New
Brunswi ck, and New Found Land
to garner provi nci al support and
- Ci anbro CEO Peter Vi gue
the Associ ated Bui l ders of Mai ne and
representati ves of l odgi ng and smal l
busi nesses near the proposed corri dor. A
spokesman f or the Mai ne Motor Transport
Associ ati on, Ti m Doyl e, sai d truckers woul d
save hundreds of dol l ars i f such a road exi sted
each tri p. Vi gue has kept the Ci anbro proj ect
desi gn cl ose to hi s vest but i nf ormed the
heari ng attendees the road wi l l avoi d bui l t up
areas yet be near the same to both serve al l to
and f rom travel and l i ke any maj or hi ghway
speed al l goods and servi ces economi cal l y,
much l i ke an i nterstate wi th short cut routi ng.
On Thursday of that week the Commi ttee
voted to send the bi l l to the Senate and House
f or consi derati on and i nf ormed the publ i c the
exact route of the proposed hi ghway woul d
be part of the study pl an f or a hi ghway that
woul d potenti al l y cost between $1-2 bi l l i on to
construct.
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At a heari ng hel d February 14 i n
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of di scontent agai nst the
proposed proj ect were voi ced
outsi de the heari ng l ocati on by a
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Def endi ng Water f or Li f e . Thi s,
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f or the new road wi l l ever di srupt
waterways, streams, ponds or
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di srupti on of waterways and the
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f or more bri dges than necessary
or added costl y road mai ntenance
and envi ronmental causes to del ay
constructi on. The f ul l road pl an
i s al so a cl osel y hel d desi gn at
present as woul d al l pri vate tol l
road proj ects remai n unti l al l
ri ghts of way and l and purchases
are secured and the f easi bi l i ty
grade study i s compl eted.
There was some cri ti que comi ng
wi thi n the heari ng f rom the
presi dent of the Mai ne Rai l
Transi t Coal i ti on, Tony Donovan,
when he i ndi cated he di d not
know of any goods that are so
i mportant to shi p i t woul d be
worth bui l di ng such an expensi ve
road. Thi s comi ng f rom a rai l
spokesman knowi ng that
hi stori cal l y the onl y east west
transport arm across Mai ne
presentl y i s the f ormer CP rai l l i ne
now managed by the Mai ne,
Montreal and Mari ti mes Rai l
Road Company and i s l i kel y a rai l
mi rror to the f uture of the
geography of such a new hi ghway.
Mai ne has every potenti al to
become the Northeast trade
gateway... (between our
nei ghbors on the east west, north
and south), Vi gue testi f i ed. Long
a proponent f or no l onger pl aci ng
Mai ne at the end of the l i ne to
north south transport and
i nvestment thi nki ng, such a
hi ghway says Vi gue woul d upend
that economi c negati vi ty and f i re
up f aster transport schedul es and
save petrol eum costs l ong term.
LD 1671 woul d approve an
esti mated $300,000 i n the study s
f undi ng that the bi l l s sponsor
Sen. Doug Thomas cal l s an
i nvestor-grade study, the f ee f or
whi ch to come f rom f ederal
sourci ng. Vi gue says such a
proj ect i nvestor study woul d I D
assets such as uti l i ti es wanti ng
access east west across Mai ne f or
el ectri c wi re transmi ssi on,
I nternet, pi pel i nes etc. Such
i nvestors woul d potenti al l y hel p
pay f or the proj ect l ong term wi th
tol l i ng to keep Mai ne state taxes
l owered. The exampl e of
conti nued tol l s al ong the Mai ne
Turnpi ke many years af ter the
i ni ti al cost of the hi ghway was
pai d of f has been ci ted by Gov.
Paul LePage as another source to
f und thi s proj ect and a l ogi cal
source f or f undi ng.
Among those speaki ng i n support
of the i nvestor grade study were
crane operators and l i ke the dri vers who now get unl oaded by the two crane operators, there have had to be changes i n
the ol d ways. The upri ght l ocati ons on each truck must now accommodate the l arger grappl e the huge crane has f i tted
to unl oad. When al l trucks are f i nal l y modi f i ed, i t shoul d take j ust two grappl es to unl oad each truck end f or end, the
way l oads al ready come i nto the yard wi th l og tops f aci ng each other as l oaded on the yards of the many l ocal wood
l ots. Previ ousl y, two portabl e sl ashers wi th l oaders moved about the l umber yard si zi ng and gradi ng, sawi ng and l oadi ng,
rel oadi ng l ogs f or processi ng at the mi l l and stacki ng them i n rows such as pi ctured i n the background here. A process
of l oadi ng, unl oadi ng sl ashi ng, rel oadi ng i nto stacks to be moved one more ti me to the mi l l was needed. Now everythi ng
worki ng i n a ci rcl e at the f oot of the crane goes to the mechani zed sl asher whi ch si zes cuts ends and moves by conveyor
to bi ns l ogs of di f f eri ng l engths f or processi ng at the mi l l nearby. Some 6-8 steps removed compl etel y wi th f ewer
operators, l ess equi pment, l ess mai ntenance, l ess f uel . Not of ten a neat appeari ng method i n the past. Many steps were
taken l ong bef ore mi l l
operators even saw l ogs
come i n ready f or
di mensi on producti on. The
crane has el i mi nated qui te a
f ew pi eces of agi ng
equi pment subj ect to
breakdown and a sl ower
producti on pace and of f ers
a neater stacked appearance
to the overal l yard l ayout. A
very dramati c ci rcul ar pi l e
of l ogs to passers by.
Surpri si ngl y, the maj ori ty
of the spruce that comes
i nto Pl easant Ri ver Lumber
i s taken wi thi n an 80 mi l e
radi us of Dover-Foxcrof t,
maki ng thi s a hi ghl y
producti ve part of Mai ne
f or thi s speci es of l og, not to
menti on the other types of
wood harvested upon the
same l ots and yards that go
to other l ocal mi l l s f or other
product manuf acture such
as bi omass, f i rewood,
hardwood l umber, veneer
and more.
Whi l e the Brochu brothers
kept the actual cost of
movi ng the crane i nto thei r
operati on here to
themsel ves they i ndi cated a
brand new versi on of the
same woul d be $1.5 mi l l i on
i f purchased f rom the
f actory and they have
f urther crunched the
numbers and the costs to
mai ntai ni ng the previ ous
portabl e sl ashers, l oaders
and other f ormer equi pment
to know thei r crane wi l l turn
a qui ck payback to the
changes i t wi l l hel p bri ng
about.
Perhaps l i ke the crane i tsel f , Pl easant Ri ver Lumber wi l l soon domi nate Mai ne home constructi on l umber
manuf acture as bol dl y as the crane i tsel f takes that i mage i n the here and now.
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Aroostook potato f armers
Norma and Bernard Shaw, have recei ved the
2012 Di sti ngui shed Servi ce Award presented
by Agri cul tural Commi ssi oner Wal ter
Whi tcomb at the Ag Trades Show i n January.
The award i s gi ven to the Shaws as l i f eti me
advocates f or Mai ne Agri cul ture. Whi tcomb
noted, I am very pl eased to present thi s award
to the Shaws, two of the most accompl i shed,
yet humbl e, contri butors to Mai ne s agri cul ture
communi ty. The nati ves of Li mestone al so
heard Whi tcomb say, Thei r years of servi ce
and abi l i ty to f ocus on the posi ti ve are
somethi ng we al l shoul d emul ate.
The coupl e are marri ed 61 years and ran a
successf ul f arm rai si ng 3 chi l dren whi l e
mai ntai ni ng vol unteer work wi th l ocal , state
and nati onal organi zati ons and as
admi ni strators of Wi ndsor Fai r, work wi th the
Augusta Food Bank hel pi ng to expand i t i n the
80s f rom servi ng 20 f ami l i es to more than 900
needy peopl e.
A l i f el ong f armi ng advocate, Bernard
served as Mai ne Agri cul ture Commi ssi oner
f rom 1988 - 1996. He hel d posi ti ons wi th
numerous Ag organi zati ons, i ncl udi ng the
Mai ne Potato Counci l , Mai ne Potato Board,
Aroostook County Extensi on Servi ce, Nati onal
Potato Promoti on Board, and the Agri cul tural
Bargai ni ng Counci l , i n addi ti on to representi ng
Mai ne f or many years at The Bi g E - The
Eastern States Exposi ti on. At the state l evel ,
he al so served f or ei ght years on the Land f or
Mai ne s Future Board, and was di rector of the
Fi nance Authori ty of Mai ne. At the l ocal l evel ,
Bernard was a member of the Li mestone
school and pl anni ng boards.
Shaw family noted for 2012 Distinguished Service Award
Norma Shaw flanked by Gov. Paul LePage, husband Bernard flanked by Ag Commissioner
Walter Whitcomb an.d various farm family members at 71st Ag Trades Show in January
Mai ne s snowpack
was at i ts l owest l evel s
hi stori cal l y, accordi ng
to thi s year s Mai ne
Cooperati ve Snow
Survey. The resul ts
can be descri bed i n
one word, accordi ng
to Robert Johnston,
Mai ne Geol ogi cal
Survey (MGS) as
Sparse. Onl y 14 of
59 si tes had
measurabl e snow, the
geol ogi st sai d wi th 17
recordi ng a trace of
snow, whi ch amounts
to about one-thi rd of
an i nch of snow, whi l e
the remai ni ng 28 si tes
had no snow at al l . The
overal l water content
throughout the state,
was i n the l owest 10
percent of hi stori c
measurements.
Conducted f or several
decades to determi ne
potenti al f l oodi ng
f orecast model s. Data
i s shared wi th the
Mai ne Emergency
Management Agency
and county emergency
of f i ci al s and al so
among Mai ne hydro
compani es to hol d or
rel ease reservoi rs.
Snow Pack Hi st or i c l ow
Agricultures
#
By Gordon Moore
District Forester
Thi s sure has been
a wei rd wi nter, i f we can
cal l i t wi nter. More of a
l ong l ate f al l i nto earl y
spri ng season.
Consi deri ng the roads
and ti mber market
condi ti ons ri ght now, I
f i gure i t s a good ti me to
make end of the run
i nspecti ons on ti mber
harvests. Ri ght now i s a
very good ti me to be out
l ooki ng at harvests
whi ch were conducted
duri ng the wi nter and
crui si ng through your
woodl and i n general .
The snow i s l ow, you
may not even need
snowshoes, (ski i ng may
be a bi t rough) and there
i s no l eaf cover to hi de
thi ngs.
Duri ng my
i nspecti ons i t has been
stri ki ng me that l oggers
seem to have gotten the
message when i t comes
to wi l dl i f e trees. Leavi ng
wi l dl i f e trees i n pl ace
duri ng a ti mber harvest
i s one of the pl aces i n
whi ch we can have a real
benef i ci al ef f ect on
wi l dl i f e. Consi der the
Wood Duck. About 1930
many peopl e bel i eved
the beauti f ul l i ttl e wood
duck woul d go exti nct.
Then a guy named Frank
Bel l rose began to l ook
i nto the l i f e hi story of the
bi rd. What he f ound was
j ust common sense. We
had been pretty busy
bui l di ng f arms and
cutti ng trees to bui l d
houses and movi ng al l
that wood around
(mostl y by water i n the
earl y days) that we
hadn t noti ced that we
had taken a l ot of the bi g
ti mber ri ght al ong the
water ways. Bef ore we
took most of i t, that bi g
ti mber woul d natural l y
decl i ne due to ol d age
and devel op cavi ti es
many ti mes where ol d
branches had di ed,
decayed and broken of f
l eavi ng a hol l ow.
Someti mes wood
peckers had made
excavati ons i nto the
center of l arger trees and
that l ef t a hol l ow area i n
the stem. The key thi ng
here was the si ze of the
tree. Wood ducks may
be smal l compared to us,
but they need a hol l ow i n
the tree about one f oot
by one f oot wi th an
openi ng about f our
i nches across. They
woul d al so pref er that
the openi ng be up f ai rl y
hi gh on the stem, thi s
cal l s f or a pretty bi g ol d
tree. Now Mr. Bel l rose
f i gured out the Ms.
Wood Duck woul d set
up housekeepi ng i n a
box i f i t was i n the ri ght
l ocati on and had the ri ght
vi ew. Thi s hel ped a l ot
wi th that exti ncti on
probl em, but the real key
to the re-establ i shment
of the Wood Duck was
al l owi ng ti mber to grow
to maturi ty al ong our
water ways and thereby
al l owi ng f or the creati on
of natural cavi ti es where
the Wood Duck coul d
thri ve. Now the Wood
Duck i s onl y one of a
l arge number of wi l d
thi ngs that use tree
cavi ti es f or nesti ng as
wel l as many other
f uncti ons i n there dai l y
l i ves. We onl y know a
part of the i mportance of
the ef f ects of these
f uncti ons on thi ngs that
we depend on f rom the
f orest. We know i t s
i mportant not to remove
al l cavi ty trees f rom the
f orest. And these cavi ty
trees remai n i mportant
even when they f al l
down. I won t go i nto al l
that ri ght here, j ust take
my word f or i t, i ts
i mportant. So now here
come the f oresters and
l oggers, how do we deal
wi th al l thi s now.
Havi ng your f orester
mark wi l dl i f e trees
and/ or gi ve l oggers
di recti on as to the
i mportance of l eavi ng
these arti f acts i n pl ace i s
a good start.
You don t real l y need to
l eave al l that many on a
gi ven acre so you real l y
aren t l oosi ng that much
i ncome. The benef i ts to
wi l dl i f e wi l l benef i t you
as wel l . There are ways
that Mai ne Forest
Servi ce Di stri ct
Foresters can hel p you to
consi der wi l dl i f e trees
and how to manage them
duri ng a ti mber harvest.
You can f i nd your l ocal
Mai ne Forest Servi ce
Forester by goi ng to the
Forest Servi ce Web si te
www.mai nef orestservi ce.
gov and l ook f or your
di stri ct or cal l (207) 287-
2791 or 1-800-367-0223.
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Hardware * El ectri cal * Pl umbi ng * Tarps
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si ze j ust $5.
i n Cl assi f i eds
Farmer Fact 15: Persimmon: Edible plum fruit tree of genus Diospyros, good when dried.
2012 Mainely Agriculture Logging / Maple Sap Spring Issue 15
The new 2012
Common Ground Fai r
poster desi gn i s avai l abl e
f or sal e f or f ai r goers and
readers wanti ng the $10
artwork f or thei r wal l s.
The Veazi e, Mai ne arti st
Li ndsey Monroe Marston
used garl i c scapes as the
theme i n f ul l col or
l i thography. Go to
store@mof ga.org to
order or cal l 568-4142 or
f ax 568-4141,
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Praesent nisl
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odio et pede. Mor-
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odio et pede. Mor-
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. A day l ong
event f eaturi ng a vari -
ety cl asses f ocused on
gardeni ng, f orestry
and rural l i f e. Admi n-
i stered by the Wal do
County Extensi on As-
soci ati on and co-spon-
sored by MOFGA.
The event wi l l take
pl ace i n
Thorndi ke and wi l l be
a f undrai ser f or a l ocal
schol arshi p gi ven to
graduati ng Wal do
County hi gh school
students pursui ng
hi gher educati on. For
more i nf ormati on,
contact the Extensi on
of f i ce at 1-800-287-
1426
wi th Kevi n
Ford, $100, cl ass
l i mted to 8, TBA
Locati on.
f ee $35
same f ee.
C o n t a c t :
col l een.hoyt@mai ne.
edu 1800 287-1471
sponsored by UMCE
and Mai ne Sheep
Breeders Associ ati on
sponsored
by NRCS and UMCE,
$15 i ncl udi ng l unch
C o n t a c t :
www.umai ne.edu.l i ve
stock/ mgf n
Mai ne
Grass Farmers
Network wi th
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Natural Meats, Mai ne
Beef Producers,
UMCE and Northeast
Heari ng & Speech wi l l
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The Fai rgrounds i s
the pl ace to be
f or the annual
to see a f ul l di spl ay of goats,
sheep, catl e, rabbi ts, Ll ama,
Al paca, f l eece to buy, ani mal s to
buy at aucti on and more. Meat
rabbi ts are f or sal e as wel l f rom an
encl osed bui l di ng and they draw
the crowds l ooki ng f or a tasty meal
f or the tabl e. A ri val to chi cken,
rabbi t has a f l avor al l i ts own and
garners f ami l y ef f orts i n rai si ng f or
a control l ed meat suppl y and youth
l essons. Goats are shown i n
competi ti on and treated l i ke
f ami l y the way they are washed
and combed out. The cattl e
aucti on has buyers f rom al l over
and cash f or 4 H and FHA owners.
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1. All new hydraulics
2. New 6 V battery
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4. Rebuilt Starter
5. Rebuilt Carburetor
6. New front tires
7. All new fluids drained twice and installed
8. New tube in rear tire treads good
9. Will be using to move snow until sold
10. Asking $4,500
11. Raymond Harvey family owned and serviced
Will trade valued items partial
money with sale. Wally Sinclair
Tel. 207-965-2332 no calls after 8pm
Tractor located in Milo
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16 Logging / Maple Sap Spring Issue Mainely Agriculture 2012
Pl easant Ri ver Lumber recentl y assembl ed and
erected a huge crane shi pped f rom Al abama to i mprove thi s growi ng
l umber manuf acturi ng operati on here. The track dri ven crane
domi nates the l andscape some 90 f eet i nto the ai r and whi l e i t i s not a
brand new crane - havi ng been used i n Al abama some 10 years - the
beast has shown i n the f i rst weeks of operati on i t wi l l be abl e to unl oad
trucks f ar qui cker than contemporary much smal l er l oaders unl oadi ng
i ndi vi dual trucks al l over the yard. Organi zati onal l y al one, the crane
wi l l pl ace al l raw materi al wi thi n reach of the permanent sl asher and
f urther mi l l processi ng by one man si tti ng hi gh atop the yard.
shavi ngs, bark and other waste materi al s f or bi omass boi l ers and of
course the standard di mensi on bui l di ng materi al s needed f or home
constructi on. I n f act, some 41 mi l l i on board f eet of the annual
producti on goes to retai l stores i n Mai ne, New Hampshi re and
Massachusetts, maki ng the l ocal transport of the same wi thi n rel ati vel y
short overni ght trucki ng runs. They do del i ver to accounts as f ar south
as Maryl and however and new orders come i n al l the ti me.
Thi ngs f or thi s mi l l operati on l ocati on were not al ways as rosy as
three previ ous f i rms preceded the Brochu brothers i n the past 25 years
of operati on. However l ocal , state and f ederal i nvestment i n the
Pl easant Ri ver operati on has hel ped the f i rm succeed wi th f ul l waterl i ne
pressure i mprovement and spri nkl er systems i n recent years that have
come f rom Communi ty Devel opment Bl ock Grants and the so cal l ed
Ear-Mark Congressi onal budgets to hel p make the operati on as saf e
and as producti ve as i t has become. The Brochu brothers come f rom 4
generati ons of f ami l y members i nvol ved i n l oggi ng and two generati ons
of l umber manuf acture and i s of f set wi th f ami l y consul ti ng when needed.
Wi th the advent of the new crane, the yard where trucks come i n
and are wei ghed, unl oaded and l ogs are then moved to the sl asher are
now al l si tuated i n a very tal l ci rcl e around the crane f or the f uture, to
al l ow the crane operators ti me to rel oad the sl asher i n between trucks
arri vi ng , l i ned up, and l eavi ng. Harry Roberts and Wade Cookson are
Si nce Pl easant Ri ver al so recentl y compl eted
constructi on of a huge sl asher bui l di ng, the new
crane wi l l save steps unl oadi ng trucks and
pl aci ng f ul l y l oaded truck amounts upon the
conveyor to be si zed automati cal l y by the
sl asher operator as l ogs are cut by di mensi on,
l ength and other f actors to enabl e qui cker
l umber manuf acture el sewhere upon company
grounds.
Getti ng the crane i n pl ace took 17 trucks
f rom Al abama, bri ngi ng i n al l ti es, track and
and the di sassembl ed
crane f rom a f ormer
chi p mi l l i n the south
l and. I t was
manuf actured by
Endurance Equi pment
Company i n 2004, so i t
of f ers a l ong term
i nvestment use f or
Pl easant Ri ver Lumber
admi ni stered by
brothers Chri s and
Jason Brochu. They
oversee 82 empl oyees
here worki ng i n two
shi f ts and produce 90
mi l l i on board f eet of
di mensi on l umber per
year at Dover-Foxcrof t
i tsel f . They al so
operate Pl easant Ri ver
Pi ne i n Hancock, a
speci al ty mi l l where
they produce even
more di mensi on l umber and shavi ngs f or the
l i vestock beddi ng i nterests of New Engl and.
And thi s i s al so part of a 130 acre operati on i n
West Enf i el d where a huge dry ki l n and pl aner
i s used to dry, pl ane and shi p, some 15 mi l l i on
board f eet of f i ni shed di mensi on materi al f or
whol esal e sal es.
Among the products manuf actured that
are sol d are sawdust and chi ps f or pel l et mi l l s,
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