Must be slow....nobody started the new journal yet.
Still on Professional Development Leave....writing, writing, writing.
August Journal
Must be slow....nobody started the new journal yet.
Still on Professional Development Leave....writing, writing, writing.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Finally getting some much needed rain. Working on building my new sugarhouse.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
Sunday I put in a culvert to make it easier to get to my releaser. (As in less mud)
William
950 taps
3 X 12 Thor pans on a Brian Arch
CDL 600 expandable
Purchased a used finisher for a great price. No more finishing in the pots and easier transfer to the filter press. Pretty excited about that.
This should be the week I hear back from USDA on our operating loan!!! In our down time we've been putting together a social medial page. Also shoulders deep in a maple equipment related research project to finish out my MBA.
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Maple Man 85
Northwoods Maple Farm LLC
What did you have to do to get that? I am looking forward to being able to say that too. We seem to be on the 0.1 in/week plan here. Every time the weather looks promising for a rain, it looks like it wants to but just can't. More chances this week. Maybe our turn's coming.Originally Posted by BAP
RC Maple
14X14 sugarhouse - new for 2012
RO Bucket - RB10 - New for 2019
2x3 barrel evaporator with continuous flow pan
55 taps - most on buckets
This is next year!
We lucked out and got 1.9" of rain over the last 3 days. My sister lives about 65 miles east of me and received nothing. Extremely spotty this year on the rain.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
Had our farm visit from the USDA today and received verbal commitment on our operating loan. Time to hit it hard and build the new sugar house before the snow flies!!!
Just about have 35 cords of sugarwood cut and split,,still have to stack it inside and get another 15 cords worked up,,been digging lots of spuds,,planted 300lbs of seed in the early spring, and did they ever grow this year...,tending 100 tomato plants,,and of course logging....looking forward to walking the lines when it cools down some...,,,thinking about yet another addition to the sugarhouse for another 1500 gal. Tank,,,,,
Salisbury Sugarworks,,Parker Rowe, and friends
Salisbury, N.H.
1988 taps in 09
over 2500 on vac in 2010
no buckets in 2010
2815 taps in 2011
shooting for 3000 in 2012
4000 taps? In 2014
5x16 wood fired "Mighty Marvin"
50 cords in the shed
Old, old R.O.
Charter member Andover/Salisbury Mapleholics
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What are you doing with the spuds and tomatoes?
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