The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-19

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treo 1a,ioh ger, ", and study of the mapi
re re- and tho effects upon it of climata
i' IT.. ana meteorological conditions.
is the popular belief that .ur
,i"rp "iIio sugar is invariably known tv ;t
rk' tha aamp-looking appearance. ~ =,
o Hio u"ys OF maple sugar making h.
ca uut. 8. was necessarily very dnr}s be
o, the simple processes then in nc,
f,,m '' NOT make it light. But IL wss
.1ll OF impurities all tho same. N"s S"s
M'ultcratlona, but natural imnnr;,;oo
No""daya it is not tho dark n,a',i.
sugar that should be regarded =. -
pure article, for it is more ant 10 'na
sne most impure. The very bes, no,,I'
sugar mat comes from Vermont nr aI.I
Tnere Is OF light, clear, drv. ulu.s,,
tJWh-so very light, indeed. tIot !.
looks like clarified beeswax '"' ~
MANY curious things about .,
lnaple trees have been discover" "ii. i,,'
ooserVant sugar makers. For H.,
20 run freely there must b, vii ilp sup
gieu conditions of heat, cold and I;ah4
that he gets meFsn FsnRR6 afG, ,Rs~asss s~ssstseP
tapping his trees as near the roots ne
he conveniently can, whilo in th;s
State, especially in Western New York,
high tap yields the greater quantity
and the better quality of sap. A still.
dry, dense atmosphere, with north.
west wind, Is the best for steady snr
running When the ground thaws dur
ing the day and freezes at night, and
there is plenty OF snow in tho woods,
sap weather" la said to be Mt its best
A southwest wind, with threats OF =
storm, will stop tho flow of SAP. I'll
The storm Is a SHOW storm, though. and
freeze succeeds il, the sugar make,
will be happy, for then the sap vii
start with rsdoubled fire. frce,,,n' @
when the thaw that must quick.
~ follow comes. Snp runs better
when the air is highly oxygenized.
a tnp on tho south side of II tree will
produce more gap then tap on tn,
north side. Sap that runs at night
Will make more and better sugar thar
The same quantity OF day snp. Sap i
also heavier with saccharine matte, =
when caught Immediately before o,
fe%' tftes viii produce as much so,
's good many. This apparent ano
n"iy Is explained by the curicus fao,
nat trees standing close together diy;do
nc aggregate flow made possible INV
he area OF soil they cover. which no.
resate would be as great if tbcre {
ere mali MS many trees draining tho
oot: An acre of good ground SHOULD ,,
ot DO called upon to support more h
IAN thirty trees to- bo used in enoa, y
aklng: More than that ON an ocrs .
Ia ~ decrease the supply of sugar
at 49, no matter how many trees , t
rmer might tap or 81 acre, he would Il
u no more sugar than if he had bnI h
lrty trees on the acre. A ell.kent ~
gar bush should yield ten mounds ai
gar to the tree, or 800 pounds to the
re. Five gallons of good SAD will -,
Axe ono gallon OF good syrup. A v,
lion OF syrup will make between RI, Pl
q eight pounds of sugar. It is The al
rd maple tree that makes the snoor ra
County. Vt; SomeTsei
'unty, Penn, and Delaware Clmniy s
~ are the three greatest maple -
gar producing counties in In,
hon, the first leading the list with
annual yield of about 5000, O0C
unds, the second producing 2. 500
pounds, and tho third z, 600. uUd
unds. The largest sugar bush is il Z
ndham County. 1t contains 7OOC
'-bearlng trees New York Sun Pc