Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-28
Maplo Trees and Sugar Making

Tic maplo Il the most beautiful Of an our
forest trees. il ID found ia the region Of
country extending from the most northcrIy
limit q Maine and Tie shore, Of Lake Supo-
rior, 10 the banks of the Ohio rarely being
found farther south. The cane and the ma.
pe approach each other, but never meet
In some PARTS Of the reoioD embraced in the
above limits maples orov very loxurianHy
particularly n Maine New Uampshire. Yer
mont. Mio6ioan. New YORK and penDsyIyau-
ia. II las been estimated that IN the north.
ern mart Of tho lst two States mentioned
there are ten million acre, Of land covered
with Thorn "A nm aye.,7o of tbirty tn an acre
which would SUNNY m the smear needed IN
the United Sat- should orr present supplies
from abroad bv apy accident be cut of. Ia
common wi.h other valuable trees. the maple
has suffered sevcre.y from the inorlioats pas-
sion .viaio, amaDI our farmers fur clearing
Of tle;r woodlands. Instead Of being cut
down and DESTROYED th.ir number should bo
constantly increased an eqery farm. TO saw
notbi6o about fbeir sqc- bsripe virtue. they
mako M Loet variety or shade trees being
healthy. tbriyin, al layuriant. They
should be "a. ont In tie grounds about the
house. Sc me roldsileg. and IN the pastarc-
fields where thew viii afford a cool shade for
The cattle in the hot summer months.
The maple SUGAR business Is one Of great
extent though il Is dificnlt TO estimate how
much Is yearly made IA the country. so small
arrotoo,ioo II ,bo wbolo amount manufect r..
81 bo;n, ofTsrcd h, eolc il mo markets.
Ahon, ten ,bon.,nd bog.beads arc annually
sold IN New YORK city. Inl85O there were,
ne nearly n. could be estimated. thrty.four
millions Of pound, made in the United States.
OF this amount New York contributed ten
million pounds. Vermont five millions, and
New ll1mpshiro one and a half millions
The value Of the sugar crop of Vermont a..
lone lor some years rgst. las averaged over .
million # lolf.rs YEARLY
blar,b ,Yl Srril ore tbe ,rcst SUGAR.
making months. apl doubles Gle this many
OF our readers ave commenced their opc,4.
tion-. yc,it f. No. too lato 10 proGt by some
ofthe following suggestions. It is desirable
not to h.yl to- sr.o 4 "bu-t." a ow
trees well attended 30 viii b9 more profitable
III tbo ou3. DIAN larger aum crno' proper
j, managed. Three rlr.lus can advantage
eusly attend 10 .g1 hundred ana Gity trees,
which, allowing { BE. Of sugar .or each tree,
will make ono thousand pounds, which j. a
very fair Weld. If you have more trees
then are needed. select these which grow en-
ec,aiel spots though they may not afford so
mu,l sap. they viii set furnish more sugar
than ;tosa growing in low. moist Places
Th.{ should tot le urjer CITY years Of age,
and less than twelve or fifteen inches in diam
cter. Even a! that age and size, il tho draw
Ing ofthc sap IS too pro.use the trees will
become siekIy and die from premature decay.
There is much difference Of opinion whe,h.
er trees should Be tapped On the north or
south side. Onc sugar.maker says that cx-
porieac5 has proved to him that the south
side is the best. Another afirms that the
north OF west sides are nrecraNle, because
otho SAP will run here when il will not 90 the
other sides. and will run longer and more
urolp.c,y" The tres should Re tapocd about
lam, {, irom tbe GROUND. with three eighth
inch bit. Do NJ, ALLOW The aurur to peue.
,r,to b,,ood IN, san wrod which is about
two inc5cs No more san will be obtained by
1cepor boripo and mo heart Of the tree being
rc,rr,i,3 Till Ie,l 10 IN carly decay Thi.
.od,n, ,eb;cl should bc psrtieu,arly at.
,,r3eJ ,S Mr. Allen re,omm, pds slantne
oche dow,,y,rl hnt w. think il far the
hest vay to b5re Them in an upward direction
Tbo .on the- rims ont freely instead O! re-
mainiag and sourine in the ori6ccs
Tbo rrac,;,o ~ "boxino, or Ginning
;s,,,, i..;,r;o,y =, ~, .rees the meisioy
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