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  1. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Visited the boys at Spruce Knob Maple, sap still...

    Visited the boys at Spruce Knob Maple, sap still running in, just finished cooking the previous couple days sap, got a potential freeze coming this weekend, plus two harder freezes next week so their...
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    Dr. Tim, Reaming a tap hole won’t work, maybe...

    Dr. Tim,
    Reaming a tap hole won’t work, maybe one good run! My father would pull the spile and move over an inch and drill a new hole, we had a nine week season one time with that practice! That is...
  3. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Darkmachine, I’m getting low on filter aid and...

    Darkmachine,
    I’m getting low on filter aid and will be running up to Somerset county, to get a bag, I could pick you up a bag, save you some shipping cost, let me know I left my phone number in your...
  4. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    My understanding the camp with the highest...

    My understanding the camp with the highest elevation trees at 4200 are still in production, sadly I wanted to lease the trees right in front of the big camp, trees are 4200 feet on the potential...
  5. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    With the cold weather, give me and excuse to stay...

    With the cold weather, give me and excuse to stay in the sugar camp kitchen and finish syrup, got 5 barrels to work up, will store right back into a cleaned stainless steel barrel, for keeping, I...
  6. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Well it appears the season is slowly coming to...

    Well it appears the season is slowly coming to and end, one of the higher elevation producers sap turned buddy, he has a lot of red maples tapped sap crystal clear but produces tootsie roll favor,...
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    Dr. Tim, We had this discussion before, tight...

    Dr. Tim,
    We had this discussion before, tight buds last year in February, so buddy the syrup could have driven to Proctor if it wanted to by itself. West Virginia trees I’m convinced are completely...
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    Peter, Are there other producers near you? Keep...

    Peter,
    Are there other producers near you? Keep and an eye on them, they probably started early, unfortunately the seasons have changed a lot in my 26 years! First year in 98 started after...
  9. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Dr. Tim, From my sources some producers had a...

    Dr. Tim,
    From my sources some producers had a real good year, other in the Southern and Western areas along the Ohio River struggled, some to the point that they are planning on selling equipment...
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    I would like to be upbeat about you situation but...

    I would like to be upbeat about you situation but peep frogs are one of the strong signs the season is nearing the end, another saying that producers will repeat is the the peep frog has to look thru...
  11. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Finished with evaporator tonight, moved all sap...

    Finished with evaporator tonight, moved all sap forward put city water in back pan. Cooked for two hours until the sap is more concentrated, move to finishing pan, waste a little gas but not like a...
  12. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Final boil, last night 1000 gallons of slightly...

    Final boil, last night 1000 gallons of slightly milky sap. Calling it a year, need to move everything from flue pan forward,
    Boil that sixty gallons, too concentrate it before moving all to...
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    Somerset County, Taste and Tour Today

    Hey Sugarmakers if you’re not cooking, or repairing tubing in your own camp today go visit a Sugar Camp that is open today for visitors, I’m willing to bet you will learn something, maybe see some...
  14. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    My trees didn’t come out of last freeze running...

    My trees didn’t come out of last freeze running very strong the tapholes are getting tired and I don’t have the energy to go tinker with the holes to get then to give up a little more sap, the...
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    Bulk Price 2024

    Rumors floating bulk price is starting at 2.20 a pound! My old Amish friend Henry Breeneman, who had bought many a tractor trailer load, said to me ounce that I could make money at 2.00 dollars a...
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    Got another 900 gallons ROed an ounce cooked in,...

    Got another 900 gallons ROed an ounce cooked in, I’ve had a great season got these last two good freezes coming, hopefully that should put me right around 300 gallon produced, for an old sick boy I’m...
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    What a season! Weather man said low of 28, here...

    What a season! Weather man said low of 28, here it is 5am and the thermometer reads 21 and it will drop at least another degree before daylight! High today 51, I have a funny feeling the trees are...
  18. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Had my Friday treatment in Harrisonburg, rushed...

    Had my Friday treatment in Harrisonburg, rushed back to West Virginia because had 1600 gallons of sap that needed attention, fired up RO at 4 pm on the dot, had 230 gallons in head tank at 7 pm,...
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    Hey something to think about! Maple syrup is 7.1...

    Hey something to think about! Maple syrup is 7.1 degrees above the boiling point of water which changes every day! Yes I said it water has a different boiling point due to barometric pressure,
    So...
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    Several southern West Virginia producers have...

    Several southern West Virginia producers have thrown in the towel, last year I never got past Feb. the 18th, got a shot at March 1st, last two boils made some lite syrup, a good 60 gallons, sap today...
  21. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Being this is my 26th year and possibly my last I...

    Being this is my 26th year and possibly my last I have to omit I can not recall weather like this! Tonight would have to be the 10th time the overnight temperature drops to the low 20s then jumps to...
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    Kentucky tappers, Very quiet on mapletrader, Did...

    Kentucky tappers,
    Very quiet on mapletrader, Did the warm days take you out?
    Mark220maple
  23. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    BAP, Thanks for your the kind words! Can say I’m...

    BAP,
    Thanks for your the kind words! Can say I’m a great teacher, but I am like the in actor in the Farmer’s Insurance commercials, I know a thing or two because after 25 years I’ve seen a thing or...
  24. Thread: Tapping 2024

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    Yes, Todd got a good report Friday, tumor markers...

    Yes, Todd got a good report Friday, tumor markers dropped in half from my latest chemotherapy, only issue at this point is swelling of feet which I hope was self inflicted from being in the woods to...
  25. Thread: Tapping 2024

    by 220 maple
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    Unfortunately had to come back to Harrisonburg...

    Unfortunately had to come back to Harrisonburg for my treatment Friday, left with 1800 gallons collected, and still rolling in at 100 gallons and hour, when it thawed around noon Thursday I was...
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