Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-10-01
THE MAPLE,ORCHARD.

Inc naples have for many years
oeen looked upon as the best paying
part of the farm. If this was the case
twenty years ago, it is doubly true
now for several reasons. Modern
shallow- boiling appliances and meth
oos have greatly lessened the labor
and cost of working the camp and at
the same time have made it possible
TO produce amber syrups and light
colored sugar far superior in quality
to the dark syrups and sugar made by
our fathers. Prices of maple products
are much higher than formerly and
the tendency is toward still higher
prices, especially for the better grades
which are in growing demand. The
inferior grades of dark tub sugar
which once had to sell in compe-
tition with cane sugar now go largely |
to the wholesale dealers in the west |
where they are used for mixing and |
sold under the name of maple syrup |
but would not be recognized as such |
in any locality where the genuine ar
ticle is known. The exquisite maple
| favor is inimitable and the skill of
the Oh enlist in his efforts to produce
a satisfactory substitute has so far
been unavailing. 1t is this maple fla
vor and this alone that makes our
best maple products command the
prices Of our choicest luxuries. The
maple sugar maker who does not rec
ognize this fact and is still using the
old'style pans with heaters and evap-
orators with deep fues which are
hard to keep clean, and in which only
the dark colored syrups and sugar
can be produced, is certainly not max
ing he most of bis opportunities. He
} is barely paying his expenses and
: should discard bis antiquated outfit
and by the use of modern methods
and the shallow boiling evaporation,
with small Interchangeable pans,
should lessen his running expenses,
increase his output, better the quality
of his product and command better
i price. By SO doing he can with proper
care largely increase the income
from his sugar camp. The lumber
: men have made heavy inroads upon
our naples along with other forest
!. trees and have thereby added largely
s to the value of the sugar camps which
remain intact. In many sections OF
y Vermont there are many dense thick
cts Of young maple saplings which
& with little care for few years, car
be made profitable. The proper man
81 agement of such young maple groves
T is we'll illustrated and explained or
- pages IA to 25 of Farmers Bulletin
No. 252, which can be had by address
- ing postal card request for same tt
:. the .. S. Department of Agriculture
: at Washington.
y Weapo longer slaughter our maple
. with az a9T gouge as was done ha
- century ag6, but are we taking all TIT
:. care that W should by discarding thu
~ use of spouts which require rossing o
- the bark and which have, shoulder
~ oAN spurs or dnCuOfS. ali VI WuiCl
~ tend to crush the bark and tear
~, from the tree in removing the spou
- from the! bore? The crushed an
- torn bark will rot and the enlarge
IA wound fails 30 heal the first season a
~, it should and will if the right style c
,;t spout is used. Examine your tree
80 this month of October and compar
results in this matter of healing wit
~. different style of spouts used las
ha spring. If you have yourself use
.od none. of the impro we'd spouts for whlc
wv SO much merit it claimed, some {
4 your neighbors may have them
nd so, examine their trees and compa,
tho 7results. A little care in this line ma
or. add years to the life of your mapl.
and at the same time add largely
tea the income from your camp.
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