Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-14

age and drawing tubs well painted. inside
and out. have but little choice between
tin and well painted cedar tubs all things
considered, perhaps, would take tin. use
two kinds OF spoutsi round tin which drives
Just outside the incision, and Hat tin. A
three Fights bit Is large enough TO bore with I;
never use wedge-shaped nails, rs they cheek
and injure the tree ross tho bark lightly and
smoothly with sharp Ratchet or AK. Keep
the storage tubs under cover, that the sap
may be exposed to the sun rs little rs possi-
BILE: gather often. and convert It into sugar
as soon rs settled. The sugar house should
be large enough for storage tubs, boiling mp
paratus, wood; and there should be clean.
cool roomfor syrup and sugar; also parti-
ton between the storage tubs and arch. A
separate arch for sugaring of. is an absolute
necessity. For boiling, Cory's evaporator Is
tho best thing ever used II works on tho
right principle, Is easy to manage, makes
better sugar. and saves mt least one third of
the wood. The arch should rest on good
foundation, that tho evaporation may DO kept
as nearly level rs possible. The sap should
run through coarse strainer into the feed
or, and from there to the evaporation through
fine one. Within two hours after starting
your fire, draw off syrup; after that, once in
thirty minutes; turn It into tin cans; when
fairly cooled and settled, drain of, strain
through flannel, and sugar off in small batch
es rs rapidly rs possible. Lot II cool in the
pan, stirring very little, and when just
right Il will turn out without ndharing TO
he pan hut little. The l-nger you are sugar
ing off, the darker will he your sugar; hence
IN u common pan would put syrup enough
Tor forty or fifty pounds OF sugar, build fire
enough ut the start, andin thirty or forty
minutes 1t will DO ready TO take of, nine
times out of ten, without using liable or
sweet cream. 1t is better TO clean tho pan
after each batch the rinsings OF the pan and
settings should he boiled by themselves, or
made into vinegar. When boiling continu-
ally, the substance called nitre, which collects
IN the buck end of the evapOrator. should be
removed every thirty-six hours. or the sugar
will I've injured thereby. Clean the holders
and drawing tubs often. and when the tubs
| begin TO be sour, it will pay we'll TO rinse
thom out. The wood need not be sound, or
of the best quality, but II must be dry. II
| possible, before leaving the sugar yard, get
your wood for the next spring il not make
It the first business after springs work but
never wait until late fall or winter. How
| often we hear the remark, " Ii does not pay
to sugar, when can buy for six or seven
cents u pound" 1t pays mo to sugar, and
generally pays the best when am ready to
commence rs soon rs the sap begins to run !;
| for one pound of tho first IS worth two OF
three of the last. In the spring of 1862,
while many were waiting for the line storm
| and what else l cannot say, | tapped one
| thousand trees, and in u few days had one
thousand pounds Of nice sugar; sent it to
Montpelier, and received ten cents pound
in cash. the highest price paid for maple
sugar up to that time. Well, the line storm
forgot to come; therefore many did not
sugar, that spring. Last spring tapped one
| thousand trees and made four thousand
three hundred pounds; the spring before
made six thousand eight hundred pounds
from one thousand three hundred trees, and
for the last four or five years 1t has averaged
| me about thirteen cents per pound Again
| will say, to be successful as a sugar maker
DO ready in season, have all the necessary
apparatus in perfect order. We are told by
| those skilled in butter making, that when
the cream is in just the right stage, It must
be taken of to make good article Of butter
but ut tho same time they will gather their
sap when they happen to think of it-per-
| haps once or twice u week. Again, that the
cream must not be- kept too long before
churning but they keep their SYRUP until
the run Is over, or sugaring done. How in
consistent after such poor management, to
complain that sugaring does not pay. If we
wish to preserve our sugar orchards, our
cattle must be kept out OF them, for 1t is u
TACT that where they are pastured to any
great extent, the old trees are dying out, and
but few young ones take their places. The
| young naples may be inoonvcnient for pic
MICS and camp-meetings. but for making
sugar In after years, quite desirable. Then
preserve the naples, transplant them around
our dwellings, thus identifying our homes
and making them pleasant and attractive for
our children.
Colonel J. b. Meads remarks on "Oppor.
tunties for Young Farmers" terminated
this very successful and interesting session
of the beard, and after the adoption of the
following resolution, presented by j. NJ.
Fisher, Esq, Of Cabot, i: was adjourned sine
die.
Whereas. This is tho first advent of the
state board Of agriculture. mining and
1t
Resolved, By this audience that we tender
10 them our hearty thanks and also to all
who have kindly furnished so very interest
ing papers, and taken part in the discussions
of the meeting.