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NATURAL inSTORV OF THE FARM 



removctl from the fire, stirrcMl for a tune to secure unifomiity 

 of graTiulation. and then poured into sniall moulds of an>' sort, 

 paper or tin, to harden. No su^^j^estions as to the disposition 

 of the product will be needed. 



The record of lliis study ma}' consist of : 



1. A diai^-ani of the apj^iratus in place in a tree that is 

 properly tapped, with ex])lanations. 



2. Notes on the sap of the various trees tested, as to its 

 quality and abundance. 



3. Lists of the animals attracted by the sap-flow; with 

 notes on their abundance, and their times and manner and 

 place of feeding. 



"Strong as the sea and silent as the grave it ebbs and flows unseen; 

 Flooding the earth, — a fragrant tidal wave, with mists of deepening 

 green." — John B. Tahb. 



