The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-15
GASOLINE FUEL
is PREDICTED
Another Speaker Believes 1t Is Coming
For Boiling Sap - About 1,4OO Feet
Of Piping REQUIRED for 100 Trees -
Can Freeze Sap.


ISOLATION in Burlington this week, the
first by Frank Teer Of Rutland, who
gave an account Of the use of the di-
rect piping system for collecting sap
and the other by G. 0. Ormshee of
Montpeler who spoke on New Ideas
in Concentration.
Mr.. Teer said he had been using the
direct piping system since 1916 and
that it was invented by W. c. Brewer
of Mavfeld, y. Y. in 1905 and pat
cntcd three years later. The system
consists in running the pipe lines from
the trees to the sugar house, and the |
san is made to run easily by putting |
small holes in the pipe at intervals to
let the air in. The pipe Is made OF
tin. loaded over, and comes in two
sizes one-third of an inch for the
branch lines, and three-quarters inch
for the main lines.
In describing the installation OF the
system. Mr.. Teer said that in the fall
Of the wear he sets out stakes for the
pines Where wire IS used to hang the
pipe on. the posts are set two or three
rods apart. sometimes 10 rods, depend
mo on the pitch On all the main lines
wire is used on which to hang the pipe
The wire has to be stretched Ne,V
tight so as to avoid saggng. Inc
pipe comes in lengths of four feet
seven inches. and Mr.. Teer has one
main line which brings two orchards
together and which is 1900 feet III
length. All along those main lines.
branch lines are attached and to these
in turn are attached other branch lines
making a net work Of pipe The branch
lines are connected to the main lines
by goose necks, as they are called. by
+he use OF the gooseneck and two-toot
lengths of pipe, tree c0n be tapped
at any place.
Mr.. Teer said that he had found by
oxncrience that il is advisable TO have
the lines run on the east and south
sides of the trees so when the sun
comes up in the morning it will strike
the pipes and prevent them from freez-
1 ING. During the time that Mr.. Teer
had been using the system he says
that he has had only three or four
limbs strike the pipe and he has seen
in the same woods buckets knocked
down by limbs and spoiled and more
than Ok buckets blown down in single
hour In the height Of the runs ne
has seen the main pipe nearly full run
Ming in the tub and this sap came
from 900 spiles.
After a run Mr.. Teer takes q tank
| fun Of water into the woods and goes
to the ends of each branch and ponrS
pail full through to wash the pipe
out. Then at the end of the season
lust as soon as the sap is through run.
MING. he collects these pipes and
washes them before they get sour
Then they are put III the evaporation
| and boiled. Then they are secured out
boiled again and rinsed and dried an,
nut away Before they are used II
the spring they are scalded again.
| Mr.. Teer said that he would tak'
| three men besides himself and they
| could tap about 500 trees a day. H
! bores the trees himself as he prefer
| 10 use his own Judgment about wher
10 bore them. Mr.. TcCr is using 80,
| 600 feet of this piping. which is equiv
| alent 10 400 buckets. He estimate
that 400 feet viii do then work o
100 buckets if the trees are anywher
near together. As two OF his orchard
are far apart he has to use l,50O fec
Of extra pipe.
| Mr. Tcer said that he sold only tn
poorcst of his sugar to the stores, IN
best going to private trade.
II Mr.. Ormsbee said in part;
| cone can hear upon all sides tn
Il old story that it does not pay to hand
. maple sugar. and some men have grow
Ia believe that Last spring man
I Nontpelier. not being rushed wit
| business along his own line, went hac
| ia the farm and rented a sugar orchar
Of 800 trees. The terms were that II
owner furnish trees. team, cqninmcr
and standing wood and beard II
renter and receive half the suga
The renter did all the work, includin
| the cutting of the wood most of whiC
was Green, worked q DAYS, includir
two SUNDAYS, made 1850 pounds
sugar and received one half. He +
served so pounds for his own use al
sold the remainder, receiving $l54 f
q DAYS work. Mr.. Ormsbee then WEI
on to show that this would otherwi
have been a waste product and that
was combined with labor that did n
interfere in any way with any 9th
farm occupation.
Mr.. Ormsbee dwelt at length on t
proper way to keep a fire, saying
should be kept very hot. He said tn
a tall chimney would create a stro1
4 suction draft, and that viii was
fuel.
Mr.. Ormsbee spoke of SUBSTITUTE
coal for wood. telling what chang
would have to be made in the fire.
also spoke of concentration by stea
saving that, although those who ha
used it are enthusiastic, the cost
the plant which is necessary is pl
l hibitive unless it can be used for otf
| purposes, during the remainder of
1 year.
Another scheme he described "