Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22

ference between calcium bimalate and
calcium malate which is present in ma
pie sugar sand. Calcium bimalate has
of tartar but rather sharper than the
latter on account OF it's greater aolu-
blity. Like cream of tartar It reacts
with most baking soda liberating car
bon dioxide. AS suggested by Profes-
sor Warren it would probably make
an excellent acid constituent for bak-
ing powder. but 1t can certainly not
be made from sugar sand cheaply
enough to compete with cream of tar
tar. much less with alum and acid
phosphate of lime materials which
have largely displayed cream Of tar
tar as acid ingredients for baking
powders"
Professor Smell then told something Of
the weight relations and laboratory yield
as determined by experiment and gave
estimates gathered by himself and
Professor Warren Of the annual produce
ton of sugar sand per thousand trees and
per thousand pounds of sugar. These
figures varied somewhat as In most cases
they could not be arrived at with
absolute accuracy.
How much of this could be collected
for manufacturing purposes" he said.
would depend largely upon the price
offered. The small producer gets so little
sugar sand that It would scarcely be
worth while for him to save II unless the
price offered was very high. On the other
hand the man who has a large bush and
makes a speciality Of syrup must have
considerable quantity which IL would be
profitable 10 wash and dry even II it
commanded lower price per pound than
maple sugar. When the demand for malic
acid becomes too large for the syrup
makers to supply it will be necessary for
sugar sand buyers to offer a price
sufficiently IN advance of that Of maple
sugar to induce farmers to take the
trouble to separate the sand and to wash
and dry It.
"Sfalic acid occurs in many fruits II
takes its name from the apple and It
was discovered in 17s5. Gooseberries, cur
rants and cherries are said TO contain
malic acid but they are obviously not
profitable sources Of manufacture Rhu-
bard. tobacco waste and some wild fruits
such as sumac and mountain ash berries
are, however. cheap enough to come into
consideration Indeed, from what appears
In the literature, It would seem that the
chief source Of the acid in Europe in the
past has been species of mountain
sh In none Of these materials, however
Is there so nearly pure a salt of malic
acid as there is In sugar sand.
ITO prepare maple sugar sand for mar
ket II II necessary to wash the sugar
out of It and then dry 1t promptly and
Thoroughly. Hot sap may be used for the
first or first two washings but after that
hot water should be used as TO remove
all sugar. Tho sand should be dried on
cotton or paper In a. warm room and them
may be put into bags. kegs or boxes and
kept in dry place. 1t must be kept dry
until it reaches the factory"
| AS for prospects. Professor Shell said
that those of the Canadian producers and
buyers of maple products who have saved
and bought maple sugar sand in the past
have not failed to find market for It
soon or later and the prospects are GER
tanly much brighter now than they have
ever been in the past.
| AS the hour was late it was decided to
postpone the last speech until Afternoon
when the convention would be divided into
two sections, the sugar makers at Morrill,
hall and the dairymen at the gymnasium.
| 1t was voted to send greetings to the
family of the late treasurer. Myron A.
Adams Of Derby. for 20 years treasurer
of the association. and who died in
August, and to Andrew Elliot of Calf
Ont. who has done much cattle judging
i at farmers institutes and State fairs and
to w. +. McSparran of Furniss, Pa, who
has also worked in the State and spoken
at the convention.
BUTTER AWARDS
| The results Of the butter scoring was
read by o. L. Martin. The winner of the
association gold medal and creamery
sweepstakes cup was the Green Mountain
Creamery of North Craftsbury with a
score of 9s and the dairy sweepstakes CUP
was II. NJ. Lee of Windsor. with a score
of 9Th. The results of the butter scoring
in class one dairy butter were: George
Gibbie of Groton, rs; l.. B. Page of Ran.
dolph, SO; f. S. Hall Of Shelburne. 9s
II. NJ. Lee of Windsor. 97ia Charles Gates
& Sons of Hartland. "a; NJ. G. Eastman
of Lyndonvlle, 80: l.. W. English OF
Woodstock. IS; Frank Teer of West Rut.
land. 81; E. J, Talbert of Barre. "a; J. b
Candon of Pittsford. %: Angie NJ Har'
rington of North Pomfret 961a; L. H
Leonard of North Pomfret, o5; Mountain
View Farm. East Barre. 95; D. a. BlaiI
of Barnet a6l2; and r. +, kibby of Ran
ldolph Center, 95.
Class ,. creamery butter w. c. Porter
lof Sharon. 96i2; II. L. Lyster Of Well,
River. 81; A. e. Sparks of South London
derry, a5ia; s. l.. Harris of Proctor, 81
Plyna Douse of McIndoes. %: John Bond
East Montpelier 81; w. A. Vancour o.
East Hardwick. 9Sie E. C. Hill of Nortf
Montpelier, 81 W. F. Stone of Soutl
STAFFORD, 95; Green Mountain Dreamer,
of North Craftshury, 9S; j. j. Kalahan o.
Starksboro, 95 F. l.. Gddings of Orwell
9l; Sherburne Creamery of North Pomfret
~; l., A. King of East Corinth, 81, Harr,
Lanou of South Hero, 81; C. NJ. Lilley o
Marshfeld, 96ia; r. A. Rist of Wilmington
95; Ray Montgomery of Worcester, So
Mt. Mansfield Creamery Association o
Stowe. %; and Donald B. Corey of Yves
Hartford. 95. The whole number Of entries
was 81: the highest score 9S, the loves
score 81 and the average score a5 I-3.
HOPES FARMERS WILL NOT USE
OLEOMARGARINE
+. II. Bedford retiring president o
the Dairymens association. made tn,
statement at the opening OF the after
noon meeting Thursday that the Free
Press had misinterpreted his statemen
: in his address of Wednesday. regarding
tho use of oleomargarine in place Of but
, ter. Mr.. Bickford said in his address tina
, the time would come when Vermont would
be an importer of butter and that THU
would be determined somewhat by TIM
amount of oleomargarine the farmer
used in their own families. Mr.. Bick
ford's words were not meant to impl.
that he was advocating the use of oleo