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

oi observation and study of the mani
Hec' ana the effects upon it of climate
Soii, "nu meteorological conditions.
II Is the popular belief that ,ur
maple sugar Is invariably known tv ;t
dark, damp-looking appearance IT,
the Old days of maple sugar maxim, a.,
pa mouuc. was necessarily very darI, be
could not make il light. Bnt II . no.
% aIll OF impurities all tho same. Not
aa"ltcrationa. but natural impurities
Nowadays it is not tho dark moplo
sugar that should be regarded ns Ina
pure article, for it is more apt to In
'he most impure. The very best manla
sugar mat comes from Vermont or else.
wherc Is OF light, clear, dry, glossy
prown.-so very light, indeed. that :
looks like clarified beesway.
many curious things about san mn,
maple trees have been discov.rel H.,
opserVant sugar makers. For the SIM
20 run freely there must bc well.m,
gle1 conditions of heat, cold and liebt
that he gets e @etcn tsnGsH aRa' gasssseP sdw3
tapping his trees as noar the roots as
he conveniently can, while in th;s
State, especially in Western New York,
n high tap yields the greater quantity
and the better quality OF sap. A still,
dry, dense atmosphere, with n north.
west wind, is the best for steady sar
running. When the ground thaws dur.
ing the day and freezes at night, md
there is plenty of SNOW in tho woods.
sap weather" is snid 10 be at it's best
southwest wind, with threats OF q
storm, will stop tho flow of sap. II
the storm is SHOW storm, though, and
freeze succeeds il, the sugar make,
will be happy, for then the sap VII
start with rsdoubled freedom:
when the thaw that must quick.
ly follow comes. Snp runs better
when the air is highly oxygenized.
A tap on tho south side of tree will
produce more Gap thGn tap ON tn,
north side. Sap that runs at night
will make more and better sugar thar
the same quantity Of dny snp. Sap
also heavier with saccharine matte,
when caught lrmsdiately before o,
Sfe& tftes "@@1Ifrr produce 3 as mucl, sar
as good many. This apparent ano
maiy Is explained by the curious fact
that standing close together divide
the aggregate flow made possible by
the area OF soil they cover. which az
grcgate would be as great if there
were half rs many trees draining tho
spot. An acre of good ground should
not be called upon to support more
than thirty trees to bo used in euoa,
making: More than that on an acre
will decrease the supply of sugar.
that Is, no matter how many trees ,
farmer might tap ON An acre, he would
get no more sugar than if he had bui
thirty trees on the acre. A well.kept
sugar bush should yield ten pnnnds ni
sugar to the tree, or 800 pounds to the
acre. Five gallons of good sap will
make one gallon OF good syrup. Al
gallon of syrup will make between ei,
and eight pounds of sugar. H-.z
1 hard maple tree that I4sske, tbs .no m .ne
County vt: sonas ansar
y fenf., and Delaware Conniv
n. H. are the three greatest MAJ.
sugar producing counties in th.
0h'oh' the first leading the list Will
m annual yield of about 5000 mn
pounds, the second producing 2 5oo
Vo pounds, and the third 1000 n1o
,0nnds. x The largest sugar bush is !,
mdham County. It contains 7O0o
Ap- oearing trees New York Sun.