Canadian Forestry Journal, January, 1914- 



A Gala Day in a Sugar Bush at Algonq.uin Park, Ontario. 



it is a well known fact that if the 

 orchard is concentrated over a small 

 area it is much more economical than 

 where the trees are wide apart. Care- 

 ful reforesting of the barren areas in 

 the orchard will, in time, give an 

 ideal orchard for economical admin- 

 istration. 



There are many points in the cabin 

 and woodshed which may be ad- 

 justed for economical administra- 

 tion. A large evaporator will fre- 

 quently absorb three cords of wood 

 during the day. This is a lot to 

 bring in by the armful. An over- 

 head rail from the woodshed Avith a 

 truck suspending platform will 

 simplify this very much. There are 

 many other similar points of econ- 

 omy which we will not mention. 



Let us estimate, then, the results 

 at the end of twenty-five years after 

 careful reforesting that one would 

 expect to obtain. With an area of 

 thirty acres, averaging 135 trees, or 

 135 buckets to the acre, and one 



large evaporator, it would be pos- 

 sible for six men to administer this 

 with comparative ease. The average 

 annual return should be about two 

 pounds of sugar per tree, or one gal- 

 lon of syrup to five trees. If a high 

 quality of sugar and syrup were 

 made, as it should be under these 

 conditions, a high price should be 

 obtained for the i)roduct, at least 

 $1.50 per gallon, for the syrup, and 

 15 cents a pound for the sugar, on an 

 average. This should show a gross 

 return of $1,200 per annum. Allow- 

 ing an ample wage list of $300, the 

 depreciation of plant of $100 (which 

 is over generous), the net returns 

 would be $800, or $20.66 per acre, 

 which is a very good return for what 

 is now waste land. . 



The labor problem, of course, is a 

 very important factor in any esti- 

 mate of this kind, but the sugar sea- 

 son is a quiet one with those who 

 work on the farm and in the lumber 

 woods, and with proper accommoda- 



