454 Bulletin 167 



Group 16. Last run sour. The sirups thus listed were 

 made from sap which was collected late in the season, and which 

 was cloudy as it dripped from the spout. The tap-holes, spouts 

 and buckets were contaminated. In every case but one the sap 

 was evaporated on the same day it ran. 



Referring - to the column headed flavor in the following 

 table, it will be noted that the three samples. Nos. 22, 23 and 25. 

 secured late in the season of 1909, graded 3 in flavor, corre- 

 sponding to medium quality, and 8, 14 and 14 respectively in 

 color, indicating the second and third grades. No "buddy" sirup 

 was obtained in t<;oo,. The sirups secured in 1910 and n;ir 

 graded 5 or 6 in flavor indicating buddiness or worse than bud- 

 diness. The color in all but Nos. 121 and 125 was seriousb 

 affected, grading from 11 to 15. 



