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The Farm Woodlot 



EQUIPMENT 



When a large sugar bush is operated, it is necessary to 

 have considerable sirup and sugar making equipment. 

 Ordinarily the farmer has sufficient equipment on hand 



that he can use for 

 this purpose, so 

 that, together with 

 what he can readily 

 make, there need 

 be little or no 

 outlay. A sharp, 

 clean-cutting auger 

 is necessary. A 

 brace with a half 

 inch or three- 

 fourths inch bit is 

 very convenient. 

 Spouts or spiles can 

 be home-made from 

 any convenient 

 wood and will an- 

 swer the purpose 

 very well. When 

 only a few trees are 

 tapped, the spouts 

 may be made from 

 the common elder 

 by removing the 

 pith. The sap pails can usually be secured about the farm 

 house for the short time necessary and may consist of tin, 



FIG. 50. Sugar-making utensils: 1, sugar 

 mold ; %, 4, sap buckets ; 3, gathering pail ; 

 6, skimmer ; 6, cover for sap bucket ; 

 6 a, cross section of same ; 7, gathering tank ; 

 8, 9, 10, sap spouts. 



