Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-05

Therefore all maple sugar mare beAt
spring in conformity with the law
will get the bounty. la order 10
draw the bounty, the producer must
before April lst get II license from the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
and must make not less than 500
pounds.
1.-THE sugar makers product is less
than 500 pounds they should cooper
ate and have their syrup carried to
one central point and there made in,
to sugar Oh the same plan AS the
Cooley Cooperative cream gathering
butter factories now work aud thus
save the bounty.
The law applies only to those who
expect to get the bounty, Farmers
who make less than 500 pounds OF una.
pie sugar, or II greater amount aud
are too lazy To apply for a license, can
make all the sugar they wish TO with
out being in any way liable under
this law. But if you want to get the
bounty, you must comply with the
above regulations. This is not u
serious matter. II involves only the
simplest kind of record of what APP
paratus YOU use ana the amount aud
quality of your sugar Full inforna-
ton. with the necessary blanks TO fill
out in order TO get license that will
enable you to the bounty, will be
sent to you free Of COST if you write u
! letter us follows:
COMMISSIONER Of INTERNAL REVENUE,
Washington. ID. c. Sir: Please to send all
necessary papers ind blanks for me to I'LL
out III order to make application to you for
IL license TO manufacture maple sugar and get
the bounty offered therefor. Respectfully
! yours. Sign with your name In full, yOui
post office, county ana state.
This request should he made at once
To make sure that you get the papers
fill them out, have them accepted, aud
receive the official license long before
April list. Remember also that thou
sands Of applications will be made
that many will rush in at the las
moment, that official business is al
ways slow, and that as licenses vii
be issued in order of application i
will be first coue, first served. Ii yo,
don't get your lirense before sugarin,
begins, you can't get the bounty
Write the above request at once, an'
you will be all ready for the extra TIVE
cents long before April list. The extri
two cents will be paid on every poun'
u maple sugar made In the Unitet
States in conformity to the law.
But maple sugar must be good +
get either the extra bounty or fetch
profitable price in market. The hes
sugar will test mot less than ninet
degrees by the polarscope," and wi
therefore be entitled to the full bour
ty OF two cents per Id. But u larg
amount OF the maple sugar as con
monty made will test mot less tina
80 degrees" and such will get only /
cents per 10. bounty In fact, tn
: bulk Of maple sugar in market wi
test 81 to So degrees by the polariscop,
and thus get only the IA cents boul
ty. Besides this, a large quantity (
low grade sugar has heretofore bee
sold that wont test even 80 degree
and such stuff won't get any bount.
, Now by the use Of the latest improv {
methods and appliances. the lowe
grade sugar can be so improved as
test over 90, and get the N cen
bounty. But, more important stiI
: by the use Of the Williams evaporj
tor and good management the gre'
bulk of the crop can be brought up
test 90 and over, and thus he entitlt
+ to the full bounty OF two cents p
: pound. Not only can maple sug
thus be made to get the bounty, b
the cost Of producing such sugar is
this system greatly reduced.