The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-06
From the Erat'lcloro Eagle
MAPLE GAR..-TAPPIN(: TREES.

M!S-E~ EDIruE> As the season for the
manufacture of Ma pie SUGAR is near at hand
! have though, i, might hr beneficial to some
OF Your >ubScrIbrrs.to circulate. through voUr
u: ctul journal, sonic experiments mad" und,r
the direction Of the Agricultural Club. in
this place. in relation to this business
TArrINt, TKEES.-In the spring Of 1886
a Committee, consisting of three persons. was
appointed t" ascertain by actual experiment
the proper size and depth OF lore in tapping
the sugar tree. This Committee rrorr",!,l
in the most thorough manner to test tie ,l,.rs-
ton; using all sizes of bits from half inch
TO an inch and halt-cach maxim. his cx-
pertinent independently of the othcr-an,l
the result of all was that no difference could
be perceived, TIE halfinch giving as much
sap rs any other.
Each one also tapped several trees, scttin@
two buckets to a tree. with single spite IL
each, bat bored to different depths from one
to three and 4 half inches. and the result III
this case was. in every instance when the
weather was sufficiently warm to thaw ,hy
tree through that the h"w Of sap was in pro-
portion to the depth of bore, and to make the
matter more certain. on 'iecpcnin. the sha!-
low horrs subsequently they immcliatcl, o.
Nrri"ok the others i'll quantity. These cN-
pcrimcntS were repeated by a different Com
mitce in 1871, with Tie same general result
The principle that seems to be established
by these repeated experiments is this, thai
the quantity Of sap does not depend at all, Oh
at most IN, -';.h;lv; on the din"fr, bat al
most wholly on the d,pt1 OF the inci<l,p Nn,r
in the Limits mentioned. While 4 half incl
bat is as good as an inch one, three inches il
. depth Will ci," twice as great flow ct til,
s;tcrharne prin,'! Die as an inch and half.
If this principle be true, and any one car
easily satisfy himself by trial, it is Of great i'm
portanc" TO the manufacturer Of Maple Suca
Us a halt inch incision three inches dcc;, vii
not take 50 large Il quantity of wood from
tree. nor inIrre it 50 much. as three fourth
: lo!r OF one aud half inch in depth Will
: double the quantity Of sugar will be realized
i West Westminster. Feb 20. 1892,
= TIE WIDOW "F GIN NJ, NEu..-h tn
t United States Senate, Feb. 2oth. the bill #
: pay to the widow of General John McNri
thirty dollars a month from 1913. when h
was wounded at the battle Of Bridgcwater. f
=, 1852 when he left tine army service for ciyi
:, employment. was ordered to he cngros>c,!-
From e. plantations made by Senators llorri,
. BorIand, and others, it appeared that Gen
: Mcneil never received any pension till h
, resigned his commission. in 1880. The sun
;. to he received hv Mrs Mcneil is about If .0o
:, dollars. without interest.
ANOTHER DREADFUL ACCIDENT FRO,
BvENiNG FlrlD.-A most extraordinal
case Of explosion occurred in Salem on We'd
t ncSlay forenoon, which will probably rcsul
! in the recording OF another victim to the #,
4 tai effects of burning fluid. The facts as W
Il learn from the REGISTER, are these Mis-
G May +. choate between IL and = a daugh
. tcr-,l-iaw Of Mr. Henry Buxton. was engage,
IN maxim" Hrta,!, in tie pantry OF lis house
II. Earllory;lc, when a can oi burning fluid
e at >o..ie 'et,-ce from where she was occu
i pied suddenly eAllodcd. scattering the llui,
5 in all directions md en-, clopcd the youn!
. mi III flames. III Immediately ran Into tn
1 kitchen and seized loli Of her mother. elias,
ing her ii glrIy thatit was wi!I W: iiiicuI
h ~ the latter di>cEgac,d hcl>elidnd not with
out bein. considerably burned. The ,nothc
- soon a. possible, ran for some water.a coop
i, &c Of i,n-S..tS full happening to be near. an'
.:x,n4ui>hcri III t'tlt.tS, and the nr:yhLors
ica,ins .'' III. >"on w Their l., :. a!cc