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require his attention. When covers are used, a pail is hung to the 

 spout by a hole in its rim. In this way the sap falls into a closed 



FIG. 6. Sugar-making utensils: 1, sugar mold; 2, 4, sap buckets; 3, gathering pail; 5, skimmer; 

 6, cover for sap bucket; 6a, cross section of same; 7, gathering tank; 8, 9, 10, sap spouts. 



space, and the danger of evaporation and souring is greatly lessened. 

 It is usually advisable to throw away the first drippings, for they are 



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