Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-11-20

A tremendous impetus will be given to
the production of maple sugar by the
bounty of / 3-4 cents and two cents per
pound which is to be paid from the Uni
ted States treasury for all maple sugar
hereafter produced in this country. This
is one OF the features of the agricultural
part of the new tariff law. II has been
doubted whether this bounty would ap-
ply to next springs crop of maple sugar.
The sugar bounty law, Section 241, reads,
That the provisions OF this act provid-
ing terms for the admission of imported
sugars and molasses, and for the pay
ment of bounty on sugars Of domestic
production shall take effect on the 1st day
OF April, 1881.
Therefore all maple sugar made next
spring in conformity with the law will
bounty, the producer must before April
get license from the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, and must make not less
than 500 pounds.
The law applies only to those who ex-
pect to get the bounty. Farmers who
make less than 800 pounds of maple sugar
OF greater amount and are too lazy TO
apply for license, can make all the sugar
they wish to without being in any way Ii
able under this law. But If you want TO
get the bounty, you must comply with
the above regulations. This is not a seri-
Gus matter. Ii involves only the simplest
kind OF a record of what apparatus you
use and the amount and quality of your
sugar. Full information with the neces-
sary blanks to fill out in order to get Ii
cense that will entitle you to the bounty,
will be sent to you free OF cost, If you
write letter as follows,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Washington, ID. G. Sir: Please to send all
necessary papers and blanks for me to I'LL
out in order TO make application to you
for license to manufacture maple sugar
and get the bounty offered therefor. Re-
spectfully yours. lSign with your name
in full, your postoffice, county and state
This request should be made at once.
To make sure that you get the papers, fill
them out, have them accepted, and receive
the official license long before April LIST.
Remember also that thousands OF applica-
tions will be made, that many Will rush in
at the last moment, that official business
is always slow, and that as licenses will
be issued in order of application it will be
first come, first served. II you don't get
your license before sugaring begins, you
can't get the bounty. Write the above re-
quest at once, and you will be all ready
for the extra two cents long before April
1st. The extra two cents will be paid on
every pound of maple sugar made in the
United States in conformity to the law.
But maple sugar must be good TO get
either the extra bounty or fetch profita-
bic price in market. The best sugar viii
test not less than ninety degrees by the
polariscopen and will therefore be entit-
led to the fun bounty Of two cents per Id.
But large amount of the maple sugar as
commonly made win test mot less than
50 degrees and such will get only 3-4
cents per ID. bounty. In fact, the bulk OF
maple sugar in market win test 81 to SO
degrees by the polariscope and thus get
only the ga cents bounty. Besides this
a large quantity of low grade sugar has
heretofore been sold that won't test even
so degrees, and such stuff won't get any
bounty Now by the use OF the latest i'm
proved methods and appliances, the low
est grade sugar can be so improved as to
test over 80 and get the "a cent bounty.
But, more important still, by the use OF
the Williams evaporator ana good man
agement the great bulk OF the crop can De
brought up to test 80 and over, and thus
be entitled to the full bounty OF two cents
per pound. Not only can maple sugar be
made to get the bounty, but the cost OF
producing such sugar is by this system
greatly reduced.
II the sugar makers product is less than
500 pounds they should cooperate and
have their syrup carried to one central
point and there made into sugar on the
same plan as the Cooley Cooperative
cream gathering butter factories now
work and thus save the bounty.