BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
LEAFLETS 
THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 
Series II Brooklyn, N. Y., October 7, 1914 Number 11 
THE POTATO INDUSTRY OF NORTHERN 
MAINE AND ITS RELATION TO 
THAT OF LONG ISLAND 
The potato industry of Long Island is becoming increasingly 
important, especially for the northeastern corner of the Island. 
From the point of view of food supply, it is clear that such agri- 
cultural interests as these are intimately bound up with the 
welfare of New York City. At first thought, however, it seems a 
far cry from the potato fields of northern Maine to those of Long 
Island and New Jersey. Yet, as will be made plain from the fol- 
lowing account, the connection is in reality a close and vital one. 
Northern Maine is widely known as a region where hunting 
and fishing are excellent; its woods, lakes, and streams, together 
with its cool climate, make it an ideal summer resort. The popu- 
lar conception of Maine, with its “rock-bound coast” and densely 
forested interior, gives the impression that it is not an agricul- 
tural country. Aroostook County, in the extreme northern part of 
the State, although containing much natural forest and possess- 
ing a season too short for most crops, nevertheless is peculiarly 
adapted to one crop— the potato. For the past fifty years land 
has been gradually cleared and potatoes planted, until in 1913 the 
production in that one county alone was about twenty-five million 
bushels, twenty-two million bushels being shipped out, and about 
