Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-30


Bore a hole with 7-I6 inch bit
~ inches deep, with the point o
the bit pointing slightly upward
without removing cinging bark from
the tree. Use a spout that will III
the space OF the bore and one tina
win only come In contact with tn,
hard outer layer OF bark. one tha
drains the sap from the bore ant
excludes the air. The spout shoulC
not be driven too hard. II the hare
bark splits and the sap wood holds
the spout. there Is n loss by leakage
and the best portion OF the sap flow
Is plugged by contact OF the spout
with producing fibers.
Climatic conditions cause sap e
flow at adj seasons after a frost sufii-
Client to form Ice. As rule there
are long intervals between sap runs
Either continuous cold weather or
business. the latter being the most
harmful. To illustrate: II. after
two or three good sap runs the tenn
perature rises above the freezing
point. there will be no fresh sap
and the amount that the bore con-
tains which Is more than half its d.
ameter, becomes sour. sticky and
very often dryr-this being the very
substance that nature provides to
prevent bleeding OF the wound, and
unless this substance is removed.
sap cannot flow at its full capacity
and what does ooZe out through this
substance when the weather condi-
tons are favorable becomes contami-
syrup cannot be made from IL. For
this reason 1t is very necessary to
select spout that will drain the
bore of sap and a spout which will
permit roaming. With a reamer de-
signed TO cut a chip the entire cir
conference of 7-16 inch bore to
y. inch. the sap producing fibers are
opened afresh and all the contami-
mated matter the bore contained is
removed. The end OF the reamer
having a cutting edge, permits deep
er boring. which removes the injury
the screw end of the bit has made.
Prime sap in accordance with wealth
er conditions will flow equal in
anu putiAS W lioIu
freshly made bore.
have repeatedly demonstrated
that sap procured from a reamed
bore at the end OF the season, and
even after buds have started, wiz
produce a syrup equal in color to
that produced at the beginning OF
the season. but Of inferior favor.
Therefore, properly constructed
spout and one reamed bore will bring |
better results than two spouts and /
two unreamed bores, with less in
Jury TO the trees. II will be seen /
that tapping the tree and cultivat-
and the outlay for the necessary ar
ticles is small in proportion to the
amount, in dollars and cents, OF loss
without them.
without covers for buckets a uni
form. prime quality OF syrup can
not be made. 1t requires about l6
luarts of sap to make one pint OF
syrup or one pound Of sugar. There
IS scarcely season In which is
quarts of sap. on an average per
rec, is not wasted on account OF
snow and rain. as sometimes the
,est runs of sap occur during storms.
[ is common occurrence that hun
lreds OF buckets full OF prime sap
ire left for Tomorrow" TO be gath
red, which becomes an entire loss
wing TO its being mixed with rain
n snow. and all for the lack OF
over. A cover can be constructed
II shingles. cheap lumber. tin or
lack steel painted. by a person at
II skilled with hammer and saw.
me cent will purchase practical
astener. which anyone can attach to
he cover Having this combination
With n proper spout, and the cost
eing so small. no sugarmaker has
easonable excuse for not equipping
is sugar bush with this necessary
hat one run OF sap accompanied
nth either a rain or snow storm
ill more than pay the cost OF a
over. The cover should fasten on
le spout and the bucket on a swivel
ook to facilitate gathering Of sap
ithout being obliged to remove
Their the bucket or cover. A cover
ttached to the spout, and as above
wiki give ample ventila
on which Is absolutely necessary to
lie sap in the bucket. l control a
atent on this cover fastener and
lgarmakers can utilize 1t without
lying me any royalty as I am anx-
us that this Improvement should
me into general use and give SUI
lrmakers the greatest profit from
cir industry by producing an arti-
e that is more Uniform in quality
i'd an increase In quantity at the =
ry least expense, and to those that =
e interested l will gladly furnish
inted instructions as to how to
oceed without cost.
The demand for maple sugar Is
year by year and good
ticle demands a good price. There
no industry in connection with a
rm that pays so well as a sugar.
lsh properly equipped. For profit
would rather have one thousand
cd maple trees than twenty Of the
st cows in New England.
G. H. Grimm.
VT.