Several assumptions have been made. A separate sugarhouse building is located on the property. Sap is collected with a vacuum tubing system. The evaporator is wood fired and a reverse osmosis unit is not used. Three hundred gallons of finished syrup are produced per year.
All syrup is sold in retail containers at the farm.
Both new and used equipment were purchased for the operation. Following the format presented, the profit margin is expressed on a per gallon basis.