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Well Jim by the time you get done learning how to weld stainless you can make your own. Open up a company and stay in sugaring year around. Go around the country giving talks on how to become a sugaring millionaire.Staying busy here. Got some new lights in and the tank stand done.
Take care
Al
Algiers 24x66 evaporator
180 taps (all buckets)
New Holland 1720 Tractor
Pumpkin Village Settlement
and a big smile!
A wife and 2 boys who make it all fun.
Jim,
I stupid, what is APR land?ops:
Brandon
CDL dealer for All of West Virginia & Virginia
3x10 CDL Deluxe oil fired
Kubota M7040 4x4 Tractor w/ 1153 Loader hauling sap
2,400+ taps on 3/16 CDL natural vacuum on 9 properties
24x56 sugarhouse
CDL 1,000 2 post RO
WEBSITE: http://danielsmaple.com
In Mass it is a program that puts a deed restriction on the development of agriculture land . In otherwards the goverment buys the development rights so that it can't be built on. APR stands for Agricultural Preservation Restictions
Thats exactly what it is, you own the land but it's in the deed that you cant develop it.. which gets you tax breaks also I believe.
he actually will not own it for a year, because in their contract(owners)they need to stay living there for 1 more year, but they have a purchase and sale agreement so they will close on it in a year, so hopefully before the 2006 season I can get there and start scouting it out. 270 acres is a lot, I know that alot is pasture but there is a good amount of woods they won't (can't) do anything with, so if they can lease some trees to me it would be "SWEET", maybe by then I'll find an older 4x4 which I'll make into a flatbed with a permanent tank on it just for collecting and other sugaring stuff. Hey a guy can hope right?
Jim & Charlene Desjardins
Belchertown MA.
Had a good 13 year run, but circumstances ! and loss of tree use.. we are ending the Maple thing for now... maybe be back in a few years
www.Desjardinsmaple.com
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Better be looking around for an RO and/or a larger evaporator too and hope for those!
Brandon
CDL dealer for All of West Virginia & Virginia
3x10 CDL Deluxe oil fired
Kubota M7040 4x4 Tractor w/ 1153 Loader hauling sap
2,400+ taps on 3/16 CDL natural vacuum on 9 properties
24x56 sugarhouse
CDL 1,000 2 post RO
WEBSITE: http://danielsmaple.com
it's doubtful I'll have to worry about going bigger like that, I know If I didn't have to work a normal job I could get a few thousand taps, but this guy doesn't have that much time to drive around to pick up sap. so we will see if I go much bigger tan 500 in the future.
Jim & Charlene Desjardins
Belchertown MA.
Had a good 13 year run, but circumstances ! and loss of tree use.. we are ending the Maple thing for now... maybe be back in a few years
www.Desjardinsmaple.com
facebook Jim Desjardins
Jim...couple more years and you can turn Tessa loose with the truck and the boys. They can go collect and have it in the tank by the time you get home from work.Then it's just a big boiling party for you. :wink:
Rick
Is that what your planning with your 2 older ones??
Jim & Charlene Desjardins
Belchertown MA.
Had a good 13 year run, but circumstances ! and loss of tree use.. we are ending the Maple thing for now... maybe be back in a few years
www.Desjardinsmaple.com
facebook Jim Desjardins
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