ABOUT FRUITS, FLOWERS AND FARMING. 153 



MAPLE-SUGAR. 



As most persons who have not informed themselves on 

 the subject, imagine that we are indebted to cane-sugar for 

 our main supply, and that maple-sugar is a petty neighbor 

 hood matter, not worth the figures employed to represent 

 it, we propose to spend some space in stating the truth on 

 this matter. We will exhibit, 1, the amount produced; 2, 

 the proper way of manufacturing it ; 3, the proper treat 

 ment of sugar-tree groves. 



We shall confine our statistics to the most important 

 Northern and Western States. 



1. New York produces annually 10,048,109 Ibs. 



2. Ohio 6,363,386 &quot; 



S.Vermont 4,647,934 &quot; 



4. Indiana 3,727,795 



5. Pennsylvania 2,265,755 



6. New Hampshire 1,162,368 



7. Virginia 1,541,833 



8. Kentucky 1,377,835 



9. Michigan 1,329,784 



Total of nine States 22,464,799 



Kesidue thus add for Maine, Massachusetts, 

 Connecticut, Maryland, Tennessee, Illinois, 

 Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin 2,030,853 



24,495,652 &quot; 



Something should be subtracted for beet-root and corn 

 stalk-sugar. But on the other hand, the statistics are so 

 much below the truth on maple-sugar, that the deficiency 

 may be set off against beet-root and cornstalk-sugar. That 

 the figures do not more than represent the amount of 

 maple-sugar produced in these States may be presumed 

 from one case. Indiana is set down at 3, 727,795; but in 

 the four counties of Washington, Warrick, Posey and Har 

 rison, no account seems to have been taken of this article. 



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