3%= Sounds good. I have got to call chris and see if he is home or what first before i leave here. I'll call you up around 5-530pm and let you know.
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3%= Sounds good. I have got to call chris and see if he is home or what first before i leave here. I'll call you up around 5-530pm and let you know.
Got some wood done yesterday and today, still a lot more to go....
Think I will hit the north bush next sunday and do some measuring and map out the mains with the GPS... maybe get Clan Deleney to give me a quick over the phone lesson on how to overlay the points on Google earth!! maybe I'll play around with it tonight too!
I'm so glad I have the sugarhouse spotless! that will change though when I start bricking the 3x8.
Oh I forgot to mention!!
I Got a NEW JOB!!!!! I will be doing HVAC for a local school system. Right now I work 7-5pm every day(cept weekends) with 7 holidays...
New JOB !! 7-3pm... MORE TIME FOR SUGARING !!!!! and "14" paid holidays and 15 sick days!!! OH LIFE IS GOOD!!!
The extra 2 hrs a day will make all the difference for gathering from the north bush and getting the fire started in the evap!!! LIFE IS GOOD!!!
New Job starts Dec 1 !! I gave my employer enough time for me to find and train my replacement...
Did I mention I have an extra 2 hrs a day !!!!!!!!! YEEHAW
2 Hrs a day makes a big difference= gathering time or something like that?
3%- Maybe you'll have to call me=i lost your cell#.
Jim- Good for you on the job. Three oclock quit will be a real good deal. Hard to get started late and keep up. Thatll let you go gather in the light anyway. Theron
Yes Gathering in the light just keeps your mind happy ! thats for sure.... I always hated getting home in the dark during the winter
Valley View,
Talked to the landowner today about those 50 Reds out back and said he doesn't care what I do!!!!
He said if they are going tobe close to my shed, put them on vacumn!!
I did a little better count today and I know there are at least 50 and no doubt more.
I'm going to hang a bucket on a couple of them this spring and see how they run and how sweet they are. Then I will make a decision.
Got the calculator out and yup at todays bulk prices they would sure pay for themselves in one year.
Of course that means more wood, more work, easy to get to the tank though.
We could bulk up 20 gallons and sell it to Bascom's or someone like that.
Don't know yet, have to see what next spring brings for them.
Dave
Nice weather on Saturday so I cleaned my vacuum tank so it would be all set to go in the spring. I got to thinking and said with the the prices even across the board it no longer makes a big difference in making higher grades of syrup. It use to be a chalange to be making a grade higher than your neighbor. But why go that extra mile now to clean the tanks as often or dump ****ty sap.
Every year as I'm taping I let the sap on the ground until I Feel all of the lines are flushed out. That way I know when I begin boiling I'm going to make nice Lt. A But I thinking I might save everything from the get go and if it starts off alittle dark or off flavored so what it will be worth good money.
I noticed the chart at Bascom's every year they start the season making commercial. so that tells me that they keep everything and must not do much cleaning.
Keith
Theron- Have the boys put a hold on the drop making=After tuesday i could bring you about 7,000? /// Maybe not=I probably should head for Maine for my team mates operation and drop em' off there= LOL. ;)