Craig
You should get some more good runs in the next few days. I'm not sure if I'll get any or not. I'd like to get atleast 1/3gal. of syrup per tap Time will tell.
Keith
Craig
You should get some more good runs in the next few days. I'm not sure if I'll get any or not. I'd like to get atleast 1/3gal. of syrup per tap Time will tell.
Keith
Boiled last night and again today,horrible light colored stuff,but there's a market.I think we made about 4 drums between today and yesterday.Got about 3-4" of snow/sleet, maybe a little more sap from the fresher taps? The holding tanks looked disgusting when we finished tonight!
Brookledge- are you still going?
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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Parker
I've started waving the white flag and have surrendered. My last boil was Wednesday. Today I drained the flue pan and filled with water. This weekend I'll finish off whats left in the syrup pan.
How about you?
Keith
Keith,
Give us a season report!!!
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
I read somewhere " A good sugarmaker is like a good preacher,,,they know when to stop"
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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Parker,
I like that message. ( I may use it some day) Maybe someone was trying to tell me something last night. we had just scorched the pan. Lights appeared at the end of the drive. I looked around and a young man appeared in the door way of the sugarhouse. He introduced himself as the Baptist preacher from several miles away. ( Cheryl and I are Baptist) He had never been here before. Just seen us boiling while driving by and stopped at that moment?
He new my aunt and uncle in Beaver Center where I grew up and was pastor there also. He has relatives in St Albans VT. One of his cousins works at Leader, building Evaporators. He had made syrup in VT (he was a bucket carrier). Still could have been a sign????
Strange, strange season!!!!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
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Bet his cousin helped build my flue pan,,,,,,
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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Still going Strong
We're still sugaring in Lincoln VT, Making Fancy syrup since last freeze up. Got about 8" of new snow yesterday,sap is running today too. I hope we don't go too far into May.
If it were easy , everyone would be doing it !!!
My numbers are in
710 taps 701 on vacuum(heath spouts) and 9 buckets
9048 gallons of sap
213 gallons of syrup
39 gal LTA
53 gal MedA
49.5 gal DkA
17.5 gal B
54 gal Commercial
213/710taps= .3 gallons per tap
9048 gal sap/213 gal syrup= 42.48 average to make a gallon of syrup
Keith
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