November Journal

[Maple Hill Sugarhouse]

Sounds like Russell Lampron could use the help of many hands and that would be awsome if extra hands could show up and help install some of his tubing for his expansion.

Sounds like the place you ought to be holding the next meeting if you ask me?.

I'll have to see if they will let me back in this country legally though.

[tuckermtn]

the 15th at Russ' place would work for me...hang some tubing, tell some stories, a few pre-boiling sodas etc...

If folks from the west of Andover want to meet here we can carpool from here...(Rt. 4/11 is the main E-W route to Russ's place in Loudon) I can fit 5 in my truck...

Parker- I should bring my girls and they could hang out with your two...

[PATheron]

Wish I could be up there with you guys but its just too far away for right now. Ive been putting drops in the young stand all week and I should have them in by weekend. Then I have some mainline connections and saddles and then move into pond woods. New tanks coming saturday. Got to get that in place and move two across the road then lateral in the 800 over there and set up the releaser. Hoped to be done by end of month but Im not seeing it. Probly be into December. One thing for sure I should have some bigger sap. If I dont something is way wrong. Ill get you guys some pics when I get cought up. Theron

[Russell Lampron]

Theron,

I have learned over the years that you are never done when it comes to getting ready for sugaring season. You just kind of wake up one morning and start drilling holes. It all seems to come into place after that and everything that needed to be done seems to get done.

A meeting at my house while we are working sounds good to me. Governor we let illegals slip through the cracks so to speak so that shouldn't be a problem.

[sapman]

Russ,

That's sure the truth! The season can be late starting, like almost mid-March, and I still have things I wanted to get done. But the weather gets right, and we start tapping. The first boil is usually pretty disorganized, but it all falls in to place after that.

Tim

[Sugarmaker]

Man you guys are wound up tight!
Relax, we have several months till maple season! With a lot of deer hunting in between.
Wood is finally cut! 4 cord split for the house. 4 cord of maple split and tarped for next year, and about 12 cord pallets and pine in the sugarhouse for 09.
Just bought 4 gallon of good dark syrup from a friend for making maple mustard and maple BBQ.
Things should slow down a little. RIGHT! Cooking 10 lb. of venison kielbasi tonight. Nic, (grandson) got a small buck ( 5 point ) Sat. morning. Its all packaged and frozen. He is out of tags and hopefully will be dogging for the old men during rifle season!
We (NWPA maple producers) have a backyard sugaring demo at Asbury Woods Nature Center in Millcreek ( Erie PA) this weekend. Also a NW PA bee meeting on Sat in Edinboro Pa.


Regards,
Chris

[royalmaple]

It would be nice if the clowns that made viruses and spyware could do something good for the country or world.

Spent last 3 nights 5-6 hours each night to get rid of the stuff. I'm still being alerted that something is still corrupt. What a Pain in the arse.

And before you say it gravel pit....no not from naughty sites either.

Andy bring some gravel to my house. I need to tighten up that muck hole that I am trying to make into a wood yard / wood processing area. Gotta love clay soil.

[Jeff E]

Hey guys, it feels like I am butting into a NE conversation, but what the heck.
We have had a very warm few weeks here in NW Wisconsin. Still doing lines. Just finished a 1200' wet/dry run, and will be starting to run mainlines this weekend off of it. That will get me to 1/2 way done!!! Yikes...

Building project is done, Tanks are in, 3400 gal sap, 600 permiate and 330 concentrate.

I just got my 600 CDL RO and pump from Pete Roth yesterday! I will be doing the plumbing over the next few weeks in the evenings. Pretty fired up to have the gear here.

Next is move the evap in and start bricking.

Tube on weekends, brick and plumb in the evenings. Thats the way it goes from now to March.

An intresting note, Nov 1 was 72 degrees here. In 1991 on that day the high temp was 8, and we had 34 inches of snow on the ground. With what I have to get done, I am glad it is not 1991!!!

I will try and update the photobucket in the next few days...

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

It's nearly 70 hear today, needs to get cold so the bucks will start moving as temps are way above normal for this time of year. Supposed to get somewhat colder next week.

[PATheron]

Jeff- Your stuff is real nice. Are you going to the 2000 taps this year on vac or is that what you had and your upgrading from it? Thats awesome your girl helps you like that. Get some new pics when you can I cant wait to see what it all looks like. Theron