Eli5 why are ME VT NH so different (land use) than QC and NB?

Question

I’ve driven in this area a fair amt. On the US side, it’s largely undeveloped forests. Cross the invisible line, and it’s rolling farmland. Both sides of the invisible line have largely similar terrain. Why is it farmed on one side and logged or unused on the other?

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The difference is the flat St. Lawrence River valley, which had soil that was better suited to agriculture (richer, less rocky) and had easier routes to market, being in flat land and on a navigable river.