Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-31
MONEY CROPS.
A BOOM FOR MAPLE SUGAR
4 bounty of Two Gents per Pound Of
fered by the Federal GOvernmeni

But Only the Highest Quality of Maple
Sugar viii Get this Bonus---How to
Produce Such sugar---The Latest I'M
proved Methods-.-Begin Now to Get
Ready, or You May Lose the Extra
Bounty.
A tremendous impetus will be given to
the production of maple sugar by the
bounty of one and three fourths cents and
two cents per pound which is to be paid
from the United States treasury for all ma
pie sugar hereafter produced in this coun-
try. This is one Of the features of the ag
ricultural part of the new tariff law. 1t
has been doubted whether this bounty
would apply to next springs crop of maple
sugar According to an amendment insert
ed by the conference committee and now a
part of the law, "the payment of bounty
on sugar of domestic production shall take
effect on April l. 1891" Therefore all ma
pie sugar made next spring will get bounty
In order to draw the bounty, the producer
must before April get a license from the
commissioner of internal revenue, and
must not make less than 500 pounds.
The law applies only to those who expect
to get the bounty. Farmers who make less
than 800 pounds of maple sugar, or a great
er amount, and are too lazy to apply for a
license, can make all the sugar they wish
to without being in any way liable under
this law. But if you want to get the bounty
you must comply with the regulations. This
is not a serious matter. 1t involves only the
simplest kind Of a record of what appara-
tus you use and the amount and quality of
your sugar. Full information, with the
necessary blanks to fill out in order to get
a license that will enttle you to the bounty
! la 70, Of tail
write letter as follows:
| CuMMissiuNER or INTERNAL REvENuE, Washing.
ton. D. G.. Sir: Please to send all necessary pa
| pers and blanks for Inc to fill out in urderto make
| application TO you for license 70 manufacture
| maple sugar and get the bounty offered therefor.
Respectfully yours, .Sigu with your name in full,
| your post-ofice, 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 l. Remem-
Der also that thousands of applications 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. If you don't get your license be
fore sugaring begins, you cant get the
bounty. Write the above request at once
and you will be all ready for the extra two
! cents lpuB DtIOIe ApTll /. Inc eAIId J"O
cents will be paid on every pound of maple
sugar made in the United States in confor-
nifty TO the law.
But maple sugar must be good to get either
the extra bounty or fetch profitable price
in market The best sugar will test mot
less than ninety degrees by the polariscope'
and will therefore be entitled to the full
bounty of &c. per lb. But large amount Of
the maple sugar as commonly made will test
mot less than so degrees, and such vii
get only l4c. per ID. bounty. In fact the
bulk of maple sugar in market will test q
to Sc degrees by the polariscope, and thus
get only the lic. bounty. Besides this {
large quantity of low grade sugar has here
tofore been sold that wont test even 80 de
grees, and such stuff wont get any bounty
Now by the use of the latest improved
methods and appliances, the lowest grade
sugar can be so improved as to test over y
and get the &c. bounty. But more lm
portant still, by the use of the Wiliam
Bellows Falls evaporator and good manage
ment the great bulk of the crop can b.
brought up to test 80 and over and thus b
entitled to the full bounty of two cents pc
TO- Not only can maple sugar thus be mad
to get the bounty, but the cost of producing
such sugar is by this system greatly re
duced.