Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-06


pose, and have got IL near perfection that they
excel the honey bee in that section as far a. flavor
Is concerned Some Of the Western people have
rather vague ideas with regard 10 maple trees
heard one lady call them sugar bushes another
supposed the trees were hollow and the sap ran
up the hollow in the tree and in order to obtain
it we must bore hole into It, and the sap would
run out the same as water from pump stock
think any sugar.malter would like such tree
in close proximity to the front end Of his evapori-
tor, II It would run good stream Of sap. The
sugar industry Of Vermont IL large and may be
largely increased. There are many Of the hills in
the state that are covered with beautiful growth
OF the sugar maple that still lie idle and might
be easily made to bring in large income to the
pockets Of their owners; and II all the naples in
the state could be made to yield an income yearly
and the quality Of the sugar made could be in
creased three four cents per pound, as it might
and should be- it would add much to the wealth
of the state Some of our best farmers setting
out young naples in their old sugar orchards, and
think that young man might set out sugar
orchard with his own hands with the expectation
Of living long enough to reap much benefit from it.
One reason why farmers do not take more pains
to set out trees is because they think they will
not live to reap much benefit from their labors;
but II will pay any man to beautify his home and
farm by setting out trees upon it, and II naples
are set they will usually grow fast and in few
years sugar may be made from them. It is the
result of skill and labor that we have beautiful
homes and good farms It is the result Of good
care and good keeping that we have good stock
and reap profit by keeping it, and it is the re-
suit Of skill, labor and care that we make the
bOst maple sugar. Neatness and dispatch is
the motto, and must be lived up to in every par
tcular Even the meerschaum II it must be
used should be taken outside Of the sugarhouse
in working hours.
"For buckets prefer cedar painted inside and
out with two coats Of paint they may be bound
with iron or wood, as may prefer; they should
have half-inch hole in them about one-haf inch
from the top for the purpose Of hanging them to
the tree then take piece Of tin one and one-half
inches square, punch a half-inch hole in that and
tack II on the inside of the bucket over the hole
made in the bucket with annealed tacks; made
in this way it will never break out, and is much
more convenient than when hung on hoop, and
will usually hold as much sap ! think cedar
buckets preferable to tin for these reasons they
will last longer the sap will not in them as
quickly, and they are heavier and not as likely to
be blown out of place by the wind. The nails to
hang the buckets upon should be thin enough
as not to split the bark when they are driven into
the tree round tin spout one-haf inch in
diameter is the best / ever used then take bit
one two sizes smaller; the spout will drive over
the hole and will not leak For open spout the
tree must be rossed very nicely or it will leak, and
it innres the tree to ross IT, The distance to bore
in to the tree depends much upon the tree; from
one to one-haf to two and one-half inches usually.
The quantity of sap depends more upon the dis
lance bored into the tree than upon the size of
the hole | have one large thrifty tree in my
sugar orchard that have to bore six inches deep
to get an average amount of sap from it, The
hauling tubs and store tubs should be made OF
cedar, bound with iron and well painted inside
and out, and furnished with faucets to draw the
sap from them to the feed tub; they may be made
for the store tubs very easily by taking piece of
rubber pipe about six inches long and fitting it into
the bottom of the tub; drive small band of iron
or tin sodered together, of suitable size, into
the inside of the pipe in the tub then stoppe in
the other end makes them perfectly tight the ad-
vantage over an iron faucet is they will break
"The boiling-house should be in a convenient
place at the foot of side-hill, and so arranged
| that the ieed tup VIII pe ing" eh"usn ioi 'ne sap
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