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We set 80 on gravity and then 13 buckets for some old fashion excersize, it was running a steady trickle by afternoon.... I have endless pals and trees but that should be enough for evenings and...

Going all in in the morning here in Lyons have about 200 taps going in and will be boiling some sap here. The rest is going to a larger evaporator down the road. Feels good to be doing some this year.

I would check with the mill around here basewood is at 400 per one thousand board feet. I just sent a load to the mill payed well! Burn beach thats more btus and only at 250 per thousand at the mill....

As much as I hate to say this I was doing some logging today in my woods and yes I cut down a big maple tree. It was right for the mill and there are a lot more around it that need the room. As soon...

Not going to make it this year! To far behind to even think syrup can be made this season. Hope to be getting a big jump on things for next year. Snow took down one of our big barn at the other farm...

I know I have not been on much in some time and making syrup this year is going to be a real bust sence I have not a thing ready at all! No wood, evaporator or any thing close to working. But can...

Checking in from Lyons, NY Going to be hard season. The snow is over a deers back and its only December. It's just out of hand here! Breaking out roads with the team now just in case it keeps...

Thanks 3rdgen.maple. The friend I went with has taken a few good bulls cows, mule deer and seen a lot of bear over the years. Had a bear tag this year never saw one, just lots of sighn. If you can do...

I'll try and get one on sometime. I went with a friend who has been to this spot for the past ten years. So I had a lot of help and know how to go off of. It was a big bull for that area best the...

I dont no if I'm so far behind that I'm ahead or so far ahead I'm behind???? Never has a summer come and gone so fast. Trying to cut wood and set up someplace to boil yet?. Not shure if it is going...

I also used rim guard it is made of beet juice from what I understand. High sugar won't freeze and is safe just a little sticky!!!! More weight per gallon. Most any tire dealer that will service on...

Back at it! Ready to lay down cement this week and start cleaning up the rest of the building. Thinking the maple opperation is going to get 1/4 (15x25) of the building with the head tank on a upper...

Hey guys all is good but nothing done, going backwards still. Not shure I can get it back together before March???? Rebuilding the hole set up, Way behind on the cement work and the larger...

Is it june already!!!! Every thing is a reck!!!! No wood, no sugar house (it gave way to 200 chickens). Got the electric in the barn that is going to be a sugar house cement didn't go as planed money...

Well here we go started working on the new sugar house. Running Power this week. Roof going on next and the cement floor is going in next month. The building is 30x50 post and beam gable barn. By...

Mike,
I think it a shame to hang them on a wall when they could be making syrup. After all that it was they were ment to do. Would you be happy sitting in a chair in the corner or beside the...

Took a walk and pulled all taps today. I didn't expect to find that all the holes would still be wet. Also had some what of a run take place over night. About 65 gallons of sap. Mixed in with some...

Chris,

We're still in but will pull this weekend. It's just plan dead last boil was real dark even after washing everything. That was almost two weeks ago. Hope you had a good season. Last...

Doug,

Glad someone in New york is making syrup. It's been in the sixtys here all last week. Cooler and rain today but trees are making buds. Bad season for us!!!!! Went from two foot of snow...

Well it's been about 12 days sence we've gotten any sap. Only thing left to do now is pick up, clean up and sell the little bit we did make. I think it was about 8.5 gal the last 1.5 being grade B....

My thought is that any of you guys who did make some syrup, hang on to it for the money. If our friends to the north have as bad a season that we have. It is going to be worth some money!!!!!

I'm with you Mike, start clean up in the morning. Never had much luck in getting lighter and today was some dark B. Shure there is money in making B grade syrup but I can't make it easy enough to...

I didn't understand the bucket thing eather.:confused: My Tank was empty (75 on gravity) just for the heck of it I checked a bucket and 23 out of 25 of them were four gallons full of 1.6 sugar????...

Mine had about the same sugar content amount of sap is not for shure but I made 1/4 the syrup. So it most be down 75%. Bottled 5 1/2 gal. of syrup for the season. :cry:

Mine had about the same sugar content amount of sap is not for shure but I made 1/4 the syrup. So it most be down 75%. Bottled 5 1/2 gal. of syrup for the season. :cry: