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    It's been an interesting season so far, I've had...

    It's been an interesting season so far, I've had huge sap runs but all of it really low sugar content,mostly around 1.3 . The highest I've had was 1.4 ,I'm really hoping for this cold weather coming...
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    It's been an interesting season so far, I've had...

    It's been an interesting season so far, I've had huge sap runs but all of it really sugar content,mostly around 1.3 . The highest I've had was 1.4 ,I'm really hoping for this cold weather coming this...
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    Started tapping yesterday,I got about 300 done...

    Started tapping yesterday,I got about 300 done but I've got a long way to go. The going was tough,the snow was really wet which made for slippery going on the side hills. I'm hoping to finish this...
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    Hi all, boiled last week and sweetened the pans ...

    Hi all, boiled last week and sweetened the pans
    I boiled again last Monday and pulled off 4.5 light amber and did 6.75 gallons of light amber again today. The sugar has been running on the low...
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    Hi all, I finished tapping yesterday afternoon. ...

    Hi all, I finished tapping yesterday afternoon. Did some work around the sugarhouse and called it a day. I went and checked tanks today,I've got about 600 gallons of 1.4 to start boiling with...
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    Hi everyone, I've got about 2/3rds of my woods...

    Hi everyone, I've got about 2/3rds of my woods tapped, I'll probably have it all finished by tomorrow. Had a small run today, it was great to see the sap running out of the pipe line. Hopefully...
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    Hey CP, good to see you back. I've got about 200...

    Hey CP, good to see you back. I've got about 200 left to change out and I'll be ready to punch in. I'm looking at drilling in the next 2 weeks. It looks like a warm trend coming. The frost finally...
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    How all, hope your 2020 is behind you and our...

    How all, hope your 2020 is behind you and our next season looks good. I've got 500 taps ready and another 150 +to go. I'm not sure how this season is going to go as I've got 0 frost in the ground....
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    Hi all, boiled today , started by dumping the...

    Hi all, boiled today , started by dumping the main tank at the sugar house.it had 300 gal of .5 %. I collected at the other 2 and averaged 1.5, about 300 gallons so I boiled off 5.5 gallons ,cleaned...
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    Hi all ,another good day boiling. Made 10...

    Hi all ,another good day boiling. Made 10 gallons of a medium amber, seems dark for the beginning of the season . I'm going to collect in the morning, I have another 350 to collect from today. ...
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    Started boiling yesterday for a couple of hours...

    Started boiling yesterday for a couple of hours just to make room in the tank. Lit the fire at 10:30 this morning and made 8 gallons of light amber. The sap coming off the mtn is at 2.5% the bush on...
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    Hey everyone, looks like ill start drilling the...

    Hey everyone, looks like ill start drilling the end of this week. I've been doing a lot of cleanup in the woods the last 2 weeks and the weather looks good. no upgrades except putting power in the...
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    Hi everyone, boiled off the last of the sap...

    Hi everyone, boiled off the last of the sap today, made 5 gallons of VDR. Its taste great just really dark. The niter this year is crazy heavy, almost like mud in the pan. I emptied all the tanks...
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    Hi all, I boiled yesterday made 8 gallons of DR,...

    Hi all, I boiled yesterday made 8 gallons of DR, at 60 gallons for the year which is almost what my season was last year. Looks like at least another week of good sap weather coming up. Ive got 850...
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    Follow up for today, I had about 300 gallons to...

    Follow up for today, I had about 300 gallons to boil off , was not running today at all. I boiled it off and made 6 gallons of Light and Delicate. Really nice stuff, had a sugarhouse full of kids and...
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    Hi all , well I'm short on my goal, I was...

    Hi all , well I'm short on my goal, I was shooting for 800 but I stopped at 630 taps. Its all good with time constraints and all but I did tap a new woods which looks promising. I checked my...
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    Hey Derrick, ive got 300 to go and Ill be all in...

    Hey Derrick, ive got 300 to go and Ill be all in at around 850. I really cant wait for this season to finally get rolling, it does look like it could a short one. Ive got a little tuning up to do at...
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    Im tapping on Wednesday, I spent the day at the...

    Im tapping on Wednesday, I spent the day at the sugarhouse on Friday cleaning and getting everything ready. I did a bunch of woods work last week also, really sick of the snow storms. So things are...
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    Hi all, here we are again with another snow storm...

    Hi all, here we are again with another snow storm that's not needed. I finished the new bush and started working at the sugarhouse. I got about 175 on line down there with another 500 to go. Ill be...
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    Hey all, where are all the Washington county...

    Hey all, where are all the Washington county sugar makers at??? Its been really quiet here on Trader, I spent the afternoon in the woods setting up a new 200 tap bush, and ill be at the sugarhouse...
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    Last boil last night, boiled off 180 gallons in...

    Last boil last night, boiled off 180 gallons in the tank, I dumped the 40 from the other tank. It just never really ran here all week . I walked lines looked for leaks , did what I think is normal...
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    I went and checked the sugarhouse tonight, it was...

    I went and checked the sugarhouse tonight, it was 28 this morning and it hit 50 here today. I was certain I would have 500 plus in the tanks.......................... 40 gallons.
    That's it 40...
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    I checked the tanks today had about 200 of milky...

    I checked the tanks today had about 200 of milky sap, I dumped it and cleaned tanks getting ready for this week . The weather looks good for the next couple of nights and later in the week. I'm at...
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    Collected 700+ gallons last two days, made 15...

    Collected 700+ gallons last two days, made 15 gallons of DR . Cleaning pans and walking lines tomorrow. Ive got one main line that wasn't doing anything thinking it came apart . The season is still...
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    I had a great run yesterday, picked up almost 600...

    I had a great run yesterday, picked up almost 600 gallons. The brook run with 125 taps produced over 250 gallons itself , note to self tap that first next season. Boiling today in the storm,good day...
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