Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
SUGAR MAKER NOT ON his JOB
More Trees Should Be Tapped
and Better Prices Obtained.
Sneaker So Declares at Opening se"-
=. sion Of Annual Meeting Of sugar
Makers Association ana HOr-
ticultural Society

with an address Of welcome given by
Mayor j. Holmes jackson In behalf OF the
residents Of Burlington. the annual joint
meeting and exhibition of the Vermont
horticultural society and the Vermont
sugar Makers association opened Tues
day evening in the Howard RELIEF
hall, with a large attendance of members
Of both organizations from all over the
State and citizens of Burlington and
suburbs. The headquarters are at the New
Sherwood Hotel.
Mayor Jaclsons address of welcome fol-
lows:
MAYOR JACKSON's ADDRESS.
AIR. President, Members Of the Vermont
.. State horticultural Society and Ver-
mont Sugarmakers' Association:
1t is my pleasant duty to extend to you
all warm welcome to our city. We are
proud of the honor you have conferred on
us by electing to hold your annual meet
ing here.
Burlington is the scene Of many society
gatherings but none more important than
the societies represented here tonight,
who foster and build upVermont's splendid
resources through their researches and ex-
periments. We shall need those resources
developed to the fullest extent, In the
months ahead of us. Forestry must take
an important place. We must cut wisely
and plant wisely, If we are to depend
largely on our wood supply as we are told.
And sugar shortage; here again Vermont
trees can come to the fore and give us the
sweet we crave.
Vermont maple sugar is known from
Maine to California for the pleasure 1t
gives; now 1t can become a food necessity
as we'll as CONNECTION. 1 fear some OF the
products bearing the title have never even
had an ancestor in the Green Mountain
State, but after all we should feel graft
fed that the word Vermont sells the
goods. and pray that in some small meas
1re at least the sugar may merit the honor
The apple of Vermont Is fast reaching
the prominence 1t deserves. Each year
more and more of the States best fruit
flnds its market in the cities, and while
It makes us here at home, If we wish to
enjoy 1t, emulate the early bird and
SNATCH not the worm. but the apple. still
It tends to the greater glorifcation Of our
sturdy little State.
But am here to extend to you the hos
ritality Of our city, not to talk to you OF
things you are all more familiar with than
] am, and this greeting / give YOU most
heartily. May your stay be so pleasant
that you will wish to come to us again. 1
am sure each citizen will do his part to
make it so.
Brief responses to Mayor Jackson's
address were made by E. H. West of
Dorset, president of the horticultural
society. and by H. B. Chaplin of Mid
dlesex, president Of the sugar makers
association.
OTHER ADDRESSES.
c. o. Ormsbee of Montpelier In an
address on what Is the Matter with
Vermont Maple Sugar." said. in part
vermont maple sugar Is all right but
the Vermont sugar maker Is 1onG
way from on his job According to 6
report of the maple sugar tree listers
as given out by the secretary of thu
State, there were in the State, in 1916
9,57O,57O maple trees. OF these onl!
1.5OS.656 were utilized. In 1915 ther'
were 1O.015.67O trees available. Thi!
shows a decrease of 445, 100 trees in one
year. The year 1916 is the latest veal
in which statistics were compiled. How
long can the maple industry continue
with that rate of decrease in the
trees? The 1910 national census o.
maple sugar showed that sugar is man
ufactured from the maple tree in 1!
States. The little Green Mountain
State produced 20 carloads more thar
all the rest of the States combined. I
also stood third in the production o.
maple syrup. About 20 per cent. of tn,
States product is marketed as sugar
while only 80 per cent. of the produc
of New York and only per cent. Of tn,
product of Ohio Is marketed in tina
form. Allowing that a gallon Of syrul
IL equal to eight pounds of sugar, Yer
mont produced more maple sugar thar
any other State except New York. Yer
mont maple sugar brings a higher pric,
anywhere than sugar made in othe
States and is in demand all the time
The Vermont farmer receives less PEI
pound than any other sugar maxim,
State except Maryland and Michigan
The average price per pound in 1911
for maple sugar in the United State
was II cents and Vermont makers wer
getting only fraction under 10 cent
per pound. Independent of the syrur
the average price Of the Vermont suga
from the makers was nine cents. TIL
same year the average price of a gal
lon Of maple syrup was 81 cents in tn
United States and in Vermont the gal
lon from the makers then sold for s
cents. There must be some way l.
remedy this low price for the bes
sugar, because dealers, retailers an
the general public all ask for Vernon
maple sugar and thereby recognize
rs the best"
Professor William III. Wolff of the Ne,
Hampshire Agricultural College and q
tension station. whose address followe
that of Mr.. Ormsbee. had much Of specii
interest to say to farmers who rails
apples. The lecture was illustrated b
about three score of colored lantern slide
the original photographs for the sam
being taken by Professor Wolff during h
daily agricultural interests In the pal
three years.
His address in part was as follow
"Fruit for barrels should be graded we
for siEe Keep together apples Of 2h or 2
inches In diameter for it pleases a Gu
toner to find them uniform in size ar
packed neatly and without damage.
there are some 81 or 3ia inch apples il
cluded and the customer discovers Their
he or she will have visions of beir
cheated and thereby you lose a custome
When packing the 81 or 3ia inch appl
keep them as near uniform in size
possible. and that rule applies to small
Dnes as we'll The State laws governil
yradfng and sorting should be careful
followed. 1t is we'll to make semi-annu
visits to retailers and see how your cor
petitor handles his produce and get Il
view OF both the retailer and consume
1t always pays to produce honest ZOO