The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

the Food Adninis traitor.
will insure the production required
for war needs.
A census of the maple sugar yle,o
in Vermont this year shows a total
production Of I2,4S0,O0O pounds ~
sugar, valued at 100000. The pro.
duction OF maple sugar a tree aver.
aged only 2.26 pounds, practically tho
Same as the production Of 1917 which
was considered rather a poor year
The Barton (Vt) Monitor credits
Vermont farmers with splendid ma.
triotism. increasing their output in
spite OF difficulties. II says! THE ruling
OF the Food Administration calls for
thirty-six pounds Of sugar per annum
per capita. This allowance would giys
Vermont In round numbers 1880 OOO
pounds. Therefore, Vermont mania
sugar orchards nearly supplied the
needs Of the State. OF course. this
does not mean that Vermonters will
not need white sugar, because YER
mont maple sugar and syrup are
shipped all over the United States and
to nearly every foreign country. but
1t does mean that Vermont will con.
tribute to the sugar supply of the ma.
ton nearly as much as she consumes"
Syrup made from the sap of birch
trees is a foodstur rivalling in sub.
stance and flavor the syrup derived
from maple trees, in the opinion OF
ID. NJ. Lynch. owner OF a mari deposit
north of Anchorage, Alaska. Sam
Piles of his product have been pro-
nounced excellent.
The rationing Of jam Is now being
considered by the British Ministry Of
Food, according to a cablegram inst
received. This is but one of the emer.
gency measures which have been
caused by the comparative failure Of
fruit crops in Great Britain this sea-
son. The prices of strawberries. rasp.
berries and black or red currants have
been fixed Growers who have more
than a hundredweisht of these fruits
may sell them only to licensed lam
manufacturers. These regulations
have been necessary in order TO in.
sure for the army and navy adequate
supplies Of jam.
The rationinS Of tea and cheese is
still under consideration. there being
a marked shortage of the latter article
The amount of cattle feeding stun
reaching the markets is still very lin
tied and there is no indication OF i'm
provement during the present month.
The boards of agriculture are urging
farmers to adopt measures which will
make them more and more indepen-
dent in the matter Of purchased feed
ing stuffs.
According to reports appearing in
several Louisiana papers the sugar
shortage has encouraged planters 20
broaden the use Of pure cane syrup
made from cane juice without taking
any of its sugar. This juice is boiled
to point Just below that required 10
crystalline 1t into sugar and can he
used not only for griddle cakes, sweet
cakes and candy making, but is recon-
mended by the planters as a sweet
ener for coffee and tea. It is really
sugar in liquid form and on basis Of
s cents a pound retail for eranu-
lated sugar will yield economies from
40 to 90 per cent. at rate of 4i3
and cents IA pound for the syrup.
The Louisiana planters believe that
pure cane syrup has a wide range Of
usefulness in households, bakeries
candy factories. ice cream plants and
similar establishments They also
recommend it as part OF the army
ration. to be served with griddle cakes
and bread.