I was tapped earlier than I ever have been. Had just 4 boils so far. Missed one because of work. I’m at less than half an average crop but less than a third of what I was hoping for given I got tapped earlier. I usually can’t make that happen on most years with commitments. Sugar has been very low. I had 1.2-1.3 for the few sap batches that I measured.
12th Year "skip gen" Maple Producer
St. Lawrence County
1-'09: 4 gal stock pot, fire pit, 3 taps
2-'10: Pots, Kitchen Stove & Sap Selling ~110 taps
3-'11: 8x12 Shack, 146 taps (100 buckets/46 gravity), 16"x77" evaporator (2 flat pans)
4-'12: 8x16 expanded shack, 147 taps, Leader 2x8 dropped flu
5-'13: Added 10x20 wood shed, 1st yr on vac
6-'14: 175 taps, Zero Tank
7-'15: 230 taps, H20 jacket canner, Vintage Ski Doo Elan
8-'16: 150 taps
9-'17: Goal - RO and 250+
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