CONTENTS 



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List of Illustrations 8 



The Maple Sugar Industry 9 



Its History and Progress 9 



Its Extent and Importance 12 



The Sugar Farm 14 



The Grove 14 



Re-foresting with Maple 19 



The Sugar making Plant 21 



The Sap 21 



The Sugar House 23 



The Evaporator 25 



Operating the Plant 29 



Spouts 31 



Buckets 31 



Covers 32 



Gathering the Sap 33 



A Supply of Fuel 36 



Boiling the Sap. 36 



Syrup 38 



Testing the Density 39 



Sugar 40 



Cleaning the Pans 42 



Canning Maple Syrup 42 



Putting away Untensils 44 



Marketing 45 



Developing a Market 46 



Profits from Sugar Making 47 



By-products of Sugar Making 49 



Vinegar 49 



Sugar Sand 50 



A Co-operative Maple Sugar Makers' Association 52 



Co-operative Marketing 53 



The Benefits of Organization 54 



A Maple Sugar Contest 57 



The Syrup Section 57 



The Sugar Section 59 



How the Prize winning Goods were made 59 



The Future of the Industry 62 



Grades of Maple Products 62 



Maple Sugar a Luxury 63 



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