MAPLE-SAP SIRUP

Its Manufacture, Composition, and Effect of Environment ThereonThe tree is tapped generally by boring a clean-cut hole from three eighths to half an inch in diameter and about 1 to 3 inches deep, according to the size of the tree. After cleaning the hole, a suitable spile or metal spout is driven in tightly so as to prevent leaking and a bucket is attached to catch the sap. The tapping is done just before the approach of spring so as to obtain the earliest run of sap. The side of the tree to be tapped, the height of the hole above the ground, and the number of holes to a tree are points that have been much discussed. Jones, Edson, and Morse have studied these ques tions thoroughly as well as the subject of maple-sap flow and have published their results in Bulletin 103 of the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station. A discussion of the care of a maple grove by Fox and Hubbard is given in Bulletin 59 of the Bureau of Forestry, Depart ment of Agriculture.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.