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    Saturday, March 23rd. As nothing changed in the woods Friday the decision was made to "finish" inside. By noon we had 6.5 gallons of a nice light caramel color syrup. That feeling of being caught up is nice but it also means a lull in the action. This afternoon we did a check of the taps. Taps are still running very slow but we will collect tomorrow afternoon for a Monday fire. Showers forecast for tomorrow morning. Patiently waiting for some weekend reports to drift in.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
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    Monday, March 25th. Well a check Saturday afternoon revealed very little sap in the buckets so the the decision was made to collect Sunday. Rain on Sunday made the decision easy. We collect Monday. And that is what we did. We finally were able to collect about a gallon per tap. Not much, but the trees were beginning to run somewhat fast as I collected. Maybe another run is on.

    Tuesday, March 26th. Commitments during the day led to a quick check of the trees this evening. Another gallon per tap on average of the sample trees we checked this evening. Plan is to collect tomorrow and begin a boil.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
    43.01N

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    Wednesday, March 27th. Got a fire going early this morning and headed out to the woods to collect. Over a gallon per tap average again today. Loving that. Sap isn't nearly as clear as last week. The hydrometer continues to give sugar content readings well over 3%. Right around three the steady south wind really picked up and the decision was made to stop adding wood. Right around six a fast moving rain passed through. You could smell the spring rain long before drops started falling. More boiling tomorrow. Staying all caught up.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
    43.01N

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    Friday, March 29th. Between Wed. and this morning the trees really turned off. Very little to collect - some trees had nothing at all. The trees along with the long range forecast made the decision for me to pull taps today. Was finished boiling by noon and will finish on the gas stove in the kitchen Saturday morning. Starting breaking camp in the afternoon and actually got half the buckets cleaned and drying. Will report back with totals for the year. Did a reading today on the sap I was able to collect and it still registered over three per cent sugar content. Great year for me in that respect. No super light color syrup and no super dark color finished syrup. Snow is all gone but frost continues to work its way out creating lots of mud under the leaves. A season that resembled last year in length and weather conditions. May the season continue for others as you drive north.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
    43.01N

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    Hi Irish Ridge For me after cooking this coming Saturday will be our 5th day in the sugar house. Last year was my record year, we cooked 7 days. The melting snow seemed to soak in more this season, less mud for us to work with. About 2/3rds crop will be dark amber the rest was medium amber. 3 per cent sugar sure helped, ours was 2 per cent.
    12x16 Sugar House 2x6 Maple Pro wood fired evaporator Arctic Cat 4x4 1980 Snowmobile 225 taps on buckets 17 Taps on 3/16th tubing on steep hillside

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