Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-18
swn SUGAR.


rs~ ueopie realize what the industr,
u ..sle su7ar amounts 70 and still fewei
.aov ROW sugar is nov nis'ie.
-, year the maple belt Of the Unitet
c,.,s. ave Up enough sap 10 yield 10. 900,
-, ,I.aad. of sugar This year, from al
.s,a,s, this d:ainetireiy American produts
-. soon inersasei At least 5 800, f4Of
san,,y,. This ~as due 10 great part to the
s~reynm@ns bounty on maple sggsr. and il
~ ,p,su degree to the fact that 1888 va,
q exceptionally good sap year
The .inter was extraordinarily cold, hal
"a, even in temperature. There va.
saeF ,ney in the woods. Spring in it, sp.
.,a.eh has kept the golien mean between
',,gpneg cold and saddeH warmth. This
a a, i should he for proper sugar
~s4.her Spring weather in January 81
rstyu.ry starts the sap before is time
wIn,er weather IN March AMI April cheeks
4, sgs. There was more maple sugar made
nj. .pring than vas ever made before. and
a better quality than has been know for
many years.
Iast year. inelulitng the government
sasnty. the maple sngar crop Noted the
g,,mer. 10 cents a pound. IL will not he
-. thi. wear They may confidently cai-
rslats Oh receiving - 800 900 for their
erop 10 1905.
Vermont, for SOME reason, IA generally
.,sua.ed 70 be the one great source Of the
eoantry's maple .ugsr supply. and yet Yer
mont make. less than one-itfteenth of the
ybogs. vermonf's reputation for prodne-
inn the finest quality Of sugar IL deserved,
for the sugar makers of that state were the
-. ii. s 81
naIity a. a factor in domestic az well as
fsreign commerce, and To bring 70 its manu-
,.ftare not only scientific helps but the POI
Int sid Of observation and study of the
m,ple tree, and the effects upon it Of eli
mate, soil and meteorological conditions
Vermont maple sugar became of national
fame. And Vermont sugar holds that fame
,,iay. New York city sold ~
900 go pounds of maple sugar last
wear Three-quarters of that amount was
sold a. Vermont sugar, at least 1000 900
pound. more than that state produces To-
a.y Delaware and Cattsrangus counties, IN
New YORK, some Of the northern tier conn
liz. Of Pennsylvania, particularly Susque-
hanna and WAYNE, and more particularly
. central county Of Pennsviyania--So mer-
,et county notably the counties of the
xestern reserve Of Ohio, are making maple
,ugar equal to the very best that ever came
from Vermont, q bile Names sugar or
eharls are rapidly coming to the front.
So, while maple sugar bought as Vermont
sugar in this city may not be the genuine
Green Mountain state product, buyers may
rest easy. The chances are that they have
not sugar made in New York PonnsyI-
- T.. i.
Several big groves of maple trees that
cover the hillsdes in Vermont have been
set out the same as apple or peach trees ar
planted in rows. There are from 100 to
l25 trees to the acre. Thus. one sugar
orchard is sons eight acres in extent. an
contains about 1000 trees. II each tree
would average - cents worth Of syrup or
sugar. the Yield would be S7j per acre. or
about 5000 for eight acre orchard. These
sgucs are above, rather than below the
real mark The average return will not
exceed $50 per acre annually.
The old method of boring hole into the
maple tree and then driving a wooden spout
in the hole thus made has been abandoned
The wooden spout il no longer used. In its
place there il the galvanized iron spout.
which i so made shat when driven into the
hole II does not choke the pores of the wood
Of the previous tear4 growth, from which
runs the sweetest sap. The spout has three
longitudinal Ranges, spreading in order TO
cut INTO the wood and thus hold the spout
hfm- ihen Tue marx j. neatly shaved aud
nm pun afouh1 I" Keep the sap from run
ming n""n Tue iooN'
Tue OF" """l'h buckets are Sehiom n'eI
II
In tieir pialr are tn or galvanized IRON
buckets lh"f are hnng from the ban by
hook fastened To the spout Both thr
ouekrt ana th' spout nave '"ves, winch
prevent ram or snow from nhNing with III"
sap ani di''oinring II
No hr'' CRAZE sugar can De made from
WAFER s"al"'i sap Inc sap IN the hufk-
ep Is tihP''ei mo ''s tnps or mo rounn'
poie'i8r "of'''fT- Is u'o taken on
sers 70 I'VE sugar h''i'"'
Inc process OF ~ S''f unNpi' sugar no"
"sFs Vs. IN 'f't'' ih'' Niier the sap u
asen I" n" sugar house, ORA" =
On through 'traln'r INTO vat
through another sirairer INTO an7th'
var aud thT"nEh iihri strh'nrr into
,oF e'apo''''r. IN pfHsr |" keep inc sap
ron gf''ns TOO 10" ana seorcmng, or from
running o'rt- urre - An automatic waive
sh'h regulates tiP How oil SAP INTO ia"
"1e' eo' ct u' fFapofator' .
hf''r' 'n' sap 'n'eFs the mann oo'y OF
u's 'p''Aot " "oNS 'i'ro"Rh "ou'','
Hot air from the furnace passes over the
surface 81 t'f h"iiing sap. At last the SAP
sv,,',a,a, - Wv
1t i then allowed to stand over night.
The next day. after the impurities are
strained "n w, u,' syrup Is poured INTO another
a. rnnrant,s,i'., RI rf.t.,'t
gar is desirel II ia ,,oured mia a tob ant
stirred If II is cAked sugar you want. il i.
pou'''' mo mods when syrup u 10 %