Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-03-05

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ing to quality.
Another prefers turned buckets Of pine, or
still better of cedar. the size of common wa
ter pals, fitted with sheet iron d" ear up
on the outside, to hold it to the tree upon
whatever is driven into it, for which he re-
commonds piece Of or 3-lG inch wire sharp
cncI at one end. Properly ground, a wire
can be driven into a tree without causing the
/ too frequent " bleeding" which often follows
where nails are used, and there is no head to
catch the ear. This bleeding is not only an
| oye-sore but is very injurious to the tree, and
lessons the quantity Of sap secured These
buckets can be procured, painted and cared
at any pail factory at cost of Is to Is cents
each, and are superior to tin ones as they
! last longer. and cost but ono third as much.
GATHERING. If your "bush" is small and
compact, the sap can be collected in pals
with "yoke, " but if large or scattered,
and upon inclined ground you will save
much hard labor by making long spouts Or
troughs, and lay them in line, with a tub
or barrel Mt the head, into which you can
turn youl collection and let it run gradually
through a faucet and along the small troughs
to the reservoir, while you are gathering
moro. 'In my orchard says one man II used
troughs whose aggregate length was about
quarter Of a mile, and the amount Of back
aches they saved is incalculable." =" These long
troughs can be chcaply got by having log
sawn into a stuff two nche. square, and then
with carpenters plough, groove one inch
wide, and deep is easily made widen the
groove at the upper end and lay them in
line as described, and having once used them
you will not soon part with them
Another excellent method is to secure a
large tub on sled, with the upper head set
four or five inches down in the tub, and holes
bored in it, through which the sap as poured
from the buckets may run into the tub The
camp should be located on uneven ground,
so that the store tub. which is to supply the
pans may be filled by a spout from the sled
tub, which saves cmptying in pals again.
BouING. Tho boiling is done in sheet iron
pans, made by the timer usually of two or
three sheets joined by riyets, the sides and
onds turnod ~, fvc inches boovr v;ro
around the upper edge Iron loopsarc rivct
ed on at proper distances to serve as handles
Three Of these pans placed on a well con-
structcd arch, the two back pan. placed
each ITS height higher than the one immedi-
atelv before it. small faucet, placed in tho
two rear nan, so that the back one NAV be
DISCHARGED into tho ono next forward if and
that intot tbo front ono will ho r,,,nJ f. i. vcr,.
conroniort
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FOR thor those vi,h wood si1os croo, ooro
shor1Jlo.olon 30 horo +,,o rons 90. ,,,.,,,,
hr,I When tho san i, boiled To "syr,In'
set it away in tall wooden or glazed earthen
lar, to settle - let it remain two or three
DAYS, according to the thickness. perfectly
still and undsturbcd then turn it slowly off.
leaving the dregs to be mixed with hot sap
and again settled till the sweetness is extract
ed. The clean syrup is then put in a pan,
and TO every pailful Of syrup add half tea
curfull Of ucr milk. Ia farrow COW, milk
will not answcr) stir it well together while
cold, and when still. build slow fire as 1t
grows hot. black cloud Of scum will rise
through the entire mass. which must be re.