Word on the street down around the Menomonie area is 3-4 gallons per tap have already ran with those on vacuum and that tapped on Valentines Day. I guess the sugar content is nothing to brag about. I have heard 1.9% to 2.1%. I have only tapped 3 test trees, one big boxelder by my shack has ran 2.5 gallons, huge silver maple in our yard ran the bag over Monday (thing runs all the time whether it freezes or not) the last tree in the woods, I have not been there since I tapped it. These were all on Valentines Day tapped. The silver maple sugar was 3.2%,, however. I'm thinking I'll hit tapping after this snowstorm.
I really didn't want to deal with this warm weather trying to keep sap b/c of off farm work yet.
Mark
Where we made syrup long before the trendies made it popular, now its just another commodity.
John Deere 4000, 830, and 420 crawler
1400 taps, 600 gph CDL RO, 4x12 wood-fired Leader, forced air and preheater. 400 gallon Sap-O-Matic vacuum gathering tank, PTO powered. 2500 gallon X truck tank, 17 bulk tanks.
No cage tanks allowed on this farm!