Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

sugar.maker. 4 few Of the advantages
arising from its use are set forth in the fol-
lowing extracts from Circular, issued b. j.
W. Lamb, Of this place. who has purchased
the Right for the County Of Orange, and The
town Of Barre in Washington County:
Il. 1t prevents al snow or rain from en-
tering the tubs, saving the trouble Of empty.
ing them after every storm, as well as much
time, and work, and wood, which arc now re-
quirod each season in boiling water out of
sap.
Q, 1t also keeps out all leaves, bids, &C.,
that tend to color the sugar, thereby injuring
the quality of it.
3. 1t keeps the Sun lrom shining in the
tub and by keeping the tub pure and sweet
defers the necessity Of gathering tho sap as
often during slow runs 1t also darkens the
tub, SO that the myriads Of flies that always
infest sap Tubs are kept out.
The construction of this Cover ia very sim.
pie, and can be made by any farmer at an
expense Of some $500 per hundred.
As further cover to the sap spout, We
would suggest that If sugar-makers would
use two sheet iron or tin tpouts, instead of
one having one little larger than the other,
CT large enough to cover the augcr hole and
spout, aud SO keep the water from running
down the trco,into the apout,it would be fur
thor benefit to the color Of tho sugar
1t caunot be too strongly impressed upon
the minds Of sugar-makoro that everything
connected with sugar making Should be the
clcanest, Sweetest and neato>t possible, and
that the utmoat dispatch lie observed in bring
ing the sap to sugar Tho old-flshioned
trouSb8, and old tuJs, dirty iron kettles, SO
set tuat Tie sugar burns on the edges and
PEGS off, and which requires al! the attcn-
dance Ct enc person to keep them boiling, ago
nat just TIE things fer nice augar-m@king,--
There is also very little romance connected
with the night work Of boiling SEP, if he at
toauon has been paid to = proper supply Ct
dry hard wood. It's true many farmers
think that they cannot afford tho best toas
fer tie sbo.. season q uear-maL.u2; and
beaidos, they have NOS yet soma to think it
c! aby great Importance whcthc? they make
mere than ono or two Hundred pouada Of su.
gar, and if that is net rs white and delicious
as AS or BIS, why it will answer This s
not tho way to make sugar It Is nos Tie
way to do anything 1t is not The part Of
thrift, nor will it add to the Golfers 50 to do.
Do little, and De it we'll, and next year DO
little more. BE scrupulousIy systematic,
neat and prompt with your sugar orchard, as
with everything else, and if will pay. We
arc Of the opinion that Mr.. Ormsboa has rot
giyon us tie taao}e truth " Of his manner
Of producing tcdhe maple sugar, but We half
suspect that lie has method OF further car.
ltylng the article Tor that purpose. which he
prefers not to give the Printer. Well, it is
his right, but it could DO no possible harm to
give it to the eagar-makcrs CT Vermont, for if
somebody else does produce just as ahito su.
gar, ag he, it will 10 but matpal auxiliary
10 Tie perfection Of tie att
Mr Onma5eo wishes W to sugg.g. to Tie
augar.makers in cur State that they follow
Up Ills item Of information With such details
0! their methods Of producing the sweet,
with such other suggestions as they may
please, ia relation to experiments tnd im-
proyemcnte. Let US hear from the practical
sugar makers who make good sugar