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B834: An Economic Analysis Of Crops Grown In Rotation With Potatoes In Aroostook County, Maine, John V. Westra, Kevin J. Boyle Nov 1991

B834: An Economic Analysis Of Crops Grown In Rotation With Potatoes In Aroostook County, Maine, John V. Westra, Kevin J. Boyle

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This bulletin examines rotations of potatoes with alternative crops to identify net revenue-maximizing rotations in Aroostook County, Maine.


B835: Landfills And Municpal Solid Waste In Maine, George K. Criner, John M. Halstead, Elizabeth Curtin, Steven C. Deller Aug 1991

B835: Landfills And Municpal Solid Waste In Maine, George K. Criner, John M. Halstead, Elizabeth Curtin, Steven C. Deller

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Municipal leaders need current information about alternative disposal methods to make rational decisions on handling their town's waste. To provide an overview of landfilling and other waste-handling methods used in the upper New England states, a group of university researchers from New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont initiated a study of landfills and solid waste management practices. The study involved a comprehensive mail survey of municipalities in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. This report focuses upon and discusses the results of the landfill and solid waste management survey for Maine.


B833: A Residential Waste Stream Analysis: Orono, Maine, 1990, George K. Criner, Steven L. Jacobs, Chet A. Rock Aug 1991

B833: A Residential Waste Stream Analysis: Orono, Maine, 1990, George K. Criner, Steven L. Jacobs, Chet A. Rock

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George Criner and Chet Rock of the University of Maine, and students from their Waste Management class analyzed household wastes from 33 residences in Orono. The purpose of the analysis was to obtain an estimate of total weekly residential waste weight and its composition by category (paper versus glass, etc.).