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sand of a single season in Canada and the United States, and I could 

 dispose of it at the present market price, I should be a millionaire." 



Sugar sand gathers in the felt and flannel strainers through which 

 the hot syrup is filtered and what escapes these strainers settles as a 

 sediment below the faucet of the settling syrup cans. An extensive 

 sugar maker estimates that a thousand tree grove should yield from 

 40 to 50 pounds of sugar sand in a season. The yield varies greatly 

 from year to year. 



In preparing sugar sand for market it has to be thoroughly washed 

 and rinsed with hot water, or hot sap, in order to take out the sugar. 

 It must then be spread out to dry. The washing can be carried out in 

 the felt strainer. The wash water may be boiled down to syrup or used 

 for vinegar making. 



It is understood that a German manufacturer has become interested 

 in Canadian sugar sand as a source of malic acid and it is expected that 

 this product well washed and dried will find a market at a price not 

 below ten cents per pound. 



