Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
MApiI slinAa uAkiAn
What !. the origin of maple sugar
making In American Was Ii prscticed by
the intisnst suoAn MANER.



What Il the origin of maple sugar
making In American Was Ii prscticed b,
the iniLnst suGAn MANIR.
Brsndon. Vt.
A>swrR.--we are not aware of sny.
thing like making sugar from the maple
before IL ~as done Ia America. Ia a
rcc-nt communication Ia the Otsego
Farmer, signed N. Baker (whom We take
To D. Harvey Bsker, an old resident of
onsonta, y. ~, We fnd an extract
/ from a narrative written by Col. Jane.
smith, who went with Braddock'. army
in l;ai to it, fatal defeat aud wss cap
turci by the lnilans. lie wss n. ani
rcmainci i've years With the Indians.
Among other thlngs. smith says; "Iu
thl. mouth February, i.5.) Ne began
to make sugar. ~ some of the elm
bark will strip st this season, the squsw-,
after finding . TIRE that would do, cut u
down, and With q crooked stick. broad
and sharp al the end. took the bark oil
the tr,,. aud of this hsfk made vessels,
Ia curious manner, that ~ouid hold
about two gsllon. each. They made
slovc lrO of these Kind % vessels. In
th. sugar trre they ,ui notch sloplng
down, ~her- they al the lover cnd %
the notch .trucka tOmahawk. aud stuck
q long chip IN. ln osdcr Ia carry the
water out from the tree, aud under thl.
they set their vessel to receive u. They
al.o made bark vessels Tor carrying the
water, that would bold shout four gal
lons each. They had tNo brass kettles
that held about fiitscn gallons each, aud
other smaller k,tile- In which they boiled
the water. Hut a. they could not At
times boil away the water a. fast as u
was colle,tci, they made vessel. of bark
that would hold ahnut lO0 gallon. each
fof retaining the water; and though the
sugar trccs dld not run every dsy, they
bad always sufficient quantity of
water Ia Keep them boiling during the
whole sugar season" III. writer 10
this, When a boy, assisted la making
maple sugar In almost precisely the
same Way, wooden trough b.ing sub
.tituicd for the bark one, and gougc
for the tomahssk In making q place for
the splle which conducted the sap away
trom the tree. az that Il would drop into
the trough. from the iniian example,
49, suspcCt, has hcen evolved the ,,r,.snt
.ystcm 20 maple sugar making. Mirror.
WHAT ART VT GOING TO PLANT
Eiiur Muse Farasr In a rcccut mum.
her II the Farmer, YOU ask. "whst are
the farmers planting for early potatoes y
For four or i've year. have h-,n raising
M. Early vue,n, and believe u to be
the h--t yari.ty ever usc,l la my farming
~Nperience - nearly thirty years. u
yi.lds abundantlv, kcrp, veil, ani give.
the bcst 81 sati.is,tion "a customers.
for early market snd home consumption
u has fes equals.
IN. last number 81 your valuable pa
Ter lMarvh tsthl contains remarkable
ac,oant of = msn Who f-.-is his milCh
cows 90 skim milk aud shops. I do not
believe a .uccc..ful dairyman ever tr'e.
Ia convert his mllch COWS Into sewer.
IL l. we'll known fact, that whatever
the CIV eats l. easily ssc~riained by an
analysis of the milk. oxford County
Ia. many good dairy farms. Many of
"a. take par,ionahle pride In our herds,
aud u wouli D. hard to convince IA that
soap sud. aud dish water are any more
sholc.omc for the Goa than the milk or
batter irOm q cos icd on them would bc
,uitabl, for food.
n the Question Box" l. open, l
suuh like o. ak. Nhy are there lc..
batter tat. Ia the flrst milk drawn FROM
10. uddrr than In th- ltst milk drawn al
th. previous milking have been = COO.
stant rvad.r ot the l~adiug farm and
d.ir, paper. Tor mauy years, bat ha'"
never Rad an .xplanNtion of this qur.-
tiou. Maine Farmer.