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Airplay, Vol. 8, No. 3, Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Airplay: MPBN Radio Program Guide

Airplay is published to provide the most thorough information possible about MPBN Radio and its programs, hopefully in a visually appealing way. Each month of Airplay features works by Maine artists and photographers on its cover. Maine Public Broadcasting Network Radio is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Eastern Public Radio Network (EPRN). Maine Public Broadcasting was founded by the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.

Tb124: Chemical Control Of Balsam Twig Aphid, Midarus Abietinus Koch (Homoptera: Aphididae), R. L. Bradbury, E. A. Osgood

Technical Bulletins

This study was initiated to provide Christmas tree growers with a selection of insecticides capable of effective control of balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus Koch) on balsam fir. Low rates of active ingredients were tested to assure minimal environmental impact and reduced chemical costs

B816: An Economic Analysis Of A Maine Dairy Farm Anaerobic Digester, George K. Criner, David F. Silver, F. Richard King, James D. Leiby, Alan Kezis

Bulletins

Anaerobic digestion is a method for decomposing organic matter, producing in the process, biogas, which is mostly methane. This process can be used to eliminate or reduce disagreeable and often environmentally harmful characteristics of wastes. During the autumn of 1984, the University of Maine began operation of an anaerobic digestion unit acquired from Agway, Inc., a large Northeastern agricultural cooperative. This system, installed at the Witter Animal Science Center, decomposes animal manures and ultimately produces electricity and hot water. A by-product of the system is a fertilizer with characteristics superior to fertilizers produced from biological wastes that have not undergone …

Tb122: Comparison Of Alpha- And Beta-Carotene Content Of Supermarket Vs Roadside Stand Produce In Maine, R. J. Bushway, A, Yang, A. M. Yamani

Technical Bulletins

A study was conducted to determine the alpha- and beta-carotene content of supermarket vs roadside stand produce using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The fruits and vegetables were obtained from a major local supermarket chain and three roadside stands in Dixmont, Etna and Charleston, ME. Thirteen vegetables and one fruit were sampled during a ten-week period between July and September of 1985. Significant differences at the 0.05 level were observed between supermarket and roadside stand produce for only Swiss chard and green peppers with roadside stands having higher beta-carotene levels in both instances. Alpha-carotene was shown to be nonsignificant among sources …

Tb123: Experimental Application Of B.T.I. For Larval Black Fly Control: Persistance And Downstream Carry, Efficacy, Impact On Non-Target Invertebrates And Fish Feeding, K. Elizabeth Gibbs, Francis C. Brautigam, Constance S. Stubbs, Larry M. Zibilske

Technical Bulletins

In the summer of 1985 a field experiment was conducted in the Sugarloaf area of Maine on the use of B.t.i. to reduce the numbers of black fly larvae in the Carrabassett River and a tributary stream. The objectives were to determine the rate of application necessary to produce an acceptable reduction in black fly larvae, to study the fate and persistence of B.t.i. in a stream following application, to determine the impact of B.t.i. on the abundance and drift of non-target stream insects and on the feeding success and diet composition of fishes in the treated streams.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 4, Fall 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Setting the Right Tone: New President Dale Lick Talks About Taking the Helm --- 'Surprised, Shocked, and Disappointed': Reactions to Ex-Chancellor Jack E. Freeman's Sudden Departure After Just Two Weeks --- Edward DeCourcy '34: Alumni Career Award Winner --- Fish Contest Catches National Attention --- The Doors Open: Isaac Stern and Yo Yo Ma Highlight a Gala Opening for the Exciting New Maine Center for the Arts

Salt, Vol. 7, No. 4, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies

Salt Magazine Archive

Bangor Truckstop. Portland’s Philosopher-Bookman. McCurdy’s Smoke House. “The movies make trucking so glamorous. It ain’t though. I want my boy to see what it’s really like.” Dysart’s Truckstop in Bangor, a Maine institution for truckers and locals. “From Kittery to Canada it’s the only one.”

Content

• 4 Crazy Avery Goes to New York A very Kelley tells about the time he hauled his traps on Beal’s Island, Maine, and “struck a dust for New York.”
• 12 Bangor Truckstop Ken Kobre, photojournalist, turns his lens on Dysart’s Truckstop south of Bangor, a Maine tradition for 18 years.
• 19 Around the Clock …

B815: A Comparison Of Small Single- And Double-Drum Cable Systems For Prebunching Partial Cuts, Frederick M. Hathaway, Benjamin F. Hoffman

Bulletins

This study evaluated two single-drum and two double-drum winching systems for prebunching small-diameter, tree-length stems from partial cuts. Three farm tractors with Farmi winches and one sled-mounted winch were used. One single-drum system was run by professional woods workers and the others were operated by forestry students. Three different types of chokers were used and a skid cone was used with two systems.

The professional crew used a self-release block at the back of the trailside pile to avoid piling delays while the other systems used a spar tree. All systems were evaluated by time studies. The professional crew was …

Airplay, Vol. 7, No. 11, Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Airplay: MPBN Radio Program Guide

Airplay is published to provide the most thorough information possible about MPBN Radio and its programs, hopefully in a visually appealing way. Each month of Airplay features works by Maine artists and photographers on its cover. Maine Public Broadcasting Network Radio is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Eastern Public Radio Network (EPRN). Maine Public Broadcasting was founded by the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.

Tb120: Alternative Assessment Of Individual Dietary Intake--A Pilot Study, Paula A. Quatromoni, Richard A. Cook

Technical Bulletins

In an initial effort to devise a rapid assessment alternative that would provide a reliable estimate of an individual's usual dietary pattern, a Predicted Food List (estimated, abbreviated food frequency), an Actual Food List (recorded, truncated food frequency), and a Typical Diet Day (foods perceived as commonly consumed in a 24-hour period) were compared with a 75-day food record. Overall, the Predicted Food List appeared to be the best tool for depicting an individual's usual food intake. It was concluded that a shortened list of food items characterizing an individual's normal nutrient intake level may be a useful instrument allowing …

Patterns Of Tree Mortality During An Uncontrolled Spruce Budworm Outbreak In Baxter State Park, 1983, Akira Osawa, Charles J. Spies Iii, John B. Dimond

Technical Bulletins

A forest inventory of Baxter State Park, Maine, was done during the summer and fall of 1983 to study the patterns of mortality in balsam fir and in the red-black spruce complex during an uncontrolled spruce budworm outbreak. The volume of trees that died during the outbreak was estimated at 40% of the original quantity. Fir mortality was consistently greater than that of spruce. The percentage mortality of spruce was always greater in the higher elevation zone than in the lower elevation zone. Percentage mortality of fir and spruce showed inconsistent patterns in relation to the proportion of hardwood species …

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 3, Summer 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

It's Official: We're Now the University of Maine - It was a long, hard road, but UM finally has some much needed money and a new name --- Jack McLaughlin-Gray '67 Returns to Hauck Stage - A standing ovation for the Guthrie Theater Company and for a Maine graduate who has fulfilled "Great Expectations" --- Good Maine Food Without the Fat - Susan Davis '73G and Anne-Marie Davee '78 offer some nutritious suggestions that you can live with --- Building Boats that Last - That's the reputation of Southwest Harbor's Lee Wilbur '70 --- David Lamb '62 - Observations …

Airplay, Vol. 7, No. 7, Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Airplay: MPBN Radio Program Guide

Airplay is published to provide the most thorough information possible about MPBN Radio and its programs, hopefully in a visually appealing way. Each month of Airplay features works by Maine artists and photographers on its cover. Maine Public Broadcasting Network Radio is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Eastern Public Radio Network (EPRN). Maine Public Broadcasting was founded by the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.

Tb116: Integrated Systems For Managing Potatoes In The Northeast, G. B. White, S. S. Lazarus

Technical Bulletins

This technical bulletin presents the results of a research project developed to determine the feasibility of using an integrated pest management (IPM) system to improve economic and environmental benefits for the Northeast region. Research was conducted to develop and evaluate IPM techniques. These techniques were then tested, improved, and implemented in pilot programs on commercial potato farms in Suffolk County and Steuben County, New York, and Aroostook County, Maine.

Rufus Putnam's Ghost: An Essay On Maine's Public Lands, 1783-1820, Lloyd C. Irland

Maine Bicentennial

On the plans of towns sold in the District of Maine after 1783, the signature of Rufus Putnam, surveyor, frequently appears. Putnam spent weeks in the wild lands locating corners and mapping lots as a field man for the largest land sales operation in Maine's history. In thirty-seven years he and his associates surveyed and sold a land area twice the size of Connecticut. They struggled with practical problems that still confront later generations of foresters: boundary disputes, political pressures, unruly logging contractors, timber estimates, and map making. The work of Rufus Putnam, not only as an individual but as …

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 2, Spring 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Restoring Orono to Eminence - A special report on the Visiting Committee's recommendations for the University of Maine --- Eat those Carrots - UMO's vitamin A research is helping nutritionists plan healthier diets --- Professors and Patents - The second of a two-part series on the creativity of campus inventors --- The President's House - Photographer Brian Vanden Brink explores the architecture and decor of the house that has been a campus landmark since the beginning

Tb119: Selected Relationships For Trace Metals In Maine Low Elevation Spruce-Fir Forest Floors, Ivan J. Fernandez, Miroslaw M. Czapowskyj

Technical Bulletins

Results from the analysis of trace metals in the forest floor from three study areas northern Maine commercial spruce-fir stands showed significant, positive correlations were frequently evident between ash-free concentrations of Individual pairs of trace metals. Only Pb concentrations at one location were found to vary significantly among soil drainage classes. Overall, ash-free trace metal concentrations were less than what has been found at sites receiving high loadings of atmospheric deposition in the Northeast. Few historical data are available to adequately determine if Maine forest floor trace metal concentrations are greater than the natural levels expected in commercial forests, but …

B814: Performance Evaluations Of Potato Clones And Varieties In The Northeastern States - 1985, G. A. Porter, J. B. Sieczka, R. H. Cole, L. S. Morrow, D. Moyer, W. M. Sullivan, H. J. Murphy, R. Jensen, E. Kee, R. Tarn, O. S. Wells, R. J. Young, M. R. Henninger, S. Sterrett, D. A. Young, D. Halseth, R. Precheur

Bulletins

New potato clones and varieties must be tested against commercially accepted cultivars to determine If they possess advantages over existing varieties. Possible Improvements over the existing varieties could Include greater disease resistance or tolerance, higher yield, more uniform tuber size distribution, Improved storagability, good processing characteristics, etc. Often new cultivars are sought to fill local special-purpose needs. The cooperative potato variety trials reported In this bulletin were conducted to provide Information on the performance, adaptation, and performance stability of new potato clones under a wide range of geographic, climatic, soil, and cultural conditions. These tests are contributions to Regional Project …

Airplay, Vol. 7, No. 5, Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Airplay: MPBN Radio Program Guide

Airplay is published to provide the most thorough information possible about MPBN Radio and its programs, hopefully in a visually appealing way. Each month of Airplay features works by Maine artists and photographers on its cover. Maine Public Broadcasting Network Radio is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Eastern Public Radio Network (EPRN). Maine Public Broadcasting was founded by the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.

B813: Harvesting Small Trees For Biomass, Benjamin F. Hoffman Jr.

Bulletins

This study evaluated precommercial, full-tree thinning of saplings and small poletimber (1-8 inches dbh) using chainsaws and modified farm tractors for skidders. To facilitate cutting large numbers of small trees (1-5 inches), the chainsaw was fitted with a felling frame. The cutter felled and manually bunched up to 145 trees/ 2.7 tons per productive man- hour. Average production, assuming 73% efficiency, was 90 trees/1.8 tons per scheduled hour at a cost of $6.22/ton. Skidding was done by a two-wheel drive grapple skidder and a four-wheel drive farm tractor with double-drum winch. The grapple skidder produced 3.8 tons per scheduled hour …

Airplay, Vol. 7, No. 4, Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Airplay: MPBN Radio Program Guide

Airplay is published to provide the most thorough information possible about MPBN Radio and its programs, hopefully in a visually appealing way. Each month of Airplay features works by Maine artists and photographers on its cover. Maine Public Broadcasting Network Radio is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Eastern Public Radio Network (EPRN). Maine Public Broadcasting was founded by the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.

1986 Piscataquis County Cooperative Extension Annual Report, Donna Coffin

Maine County Extension Associations

The 1986 Piscataquis County Extension Annual Report

Tb118: Composition Of Precipitation At The National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (Nadp/Ntn) Site In Greenville, Maine, Ivan J. Fernandez, Llew Wortman, Stephen A. Norton

Technical Bulletins

This report presents results of the analyses of samples collected at the Greenville, Maine, NADP station. The Greenville NADP/NTN station is in Piscataquis County at longitude 69°39'52" and latitude 4S°29'23" at approximately 322 meters elevation.

Perspectives On Andean Prehistory And Protohistory: Papers From The Third Annual Northeast Conference On Andean Archaeology And Ethnohistory, Daniel H. Sandweiss, D. Peter Kvietok, Patricia Netherly, Michael A. Malpass, Dwight T. Wallace, Richard E. Daggett, John R. Topic, Tom D. Dillehay, Lawrence Kaplan, Elizabeth Bonnier, Coreen E. Chiswell, Stuart V. Arnold, Monica Barnes

Andean Past Special Publications

This volume represents eight of the eighteen papers presented at the Third Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst on October 27 and 28, 1984. It also includes a paper presented at the Second NCAAE held at the American Museum of Natural History on November 19-20, 1983. The papers include: "Wandering Shellfish: New Insights from Southeastern Coastal Ecuador" by Patricia Netherly, "Late Prehistoric Terracing at Chijra in the Collca Valley, Peru: Preliminary Report I" by Michael A. Malpass, "The Topara Tradition: An Overview" by Dwight T. Wallace, "The Peruvian North Central Coast During …