Assuming there are 100 drops/teaspoon
There are 3 teaspoons in tablespoon
So 3 x 100 drops = 300 drops in a tablespoon.
There are 16 tablespoons in a cup
So 300 x 16 gives 4800 drops in a cup.
There are 16 cups in a gallon
So 4800 x 16 gives 76,800 drops in a gallon of sap.
It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup
So 76,800 drops x 40 gallons gives 3,072,000 drops.
So it takes 3,072,000 drops of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.
Put out one tap yesterday. The sap is moving in the trees. The tap ran. We plan to start tapping on Tuesday, March 2. There is always an apprehension about starting. Will you miss and early run? What will the season be like? Will the weather cooperate? We have to accept what mother nature gives us.
Some Vermont produces have had taps out since early February. And made good syrup already.
Paul & Earl tapped about 400 buckets during the week of Mar. 22 to 29 1959
Much snow in woods so we are not going to hand out all the buckets.
Drew of first syrup April 5
Date Gallons
April 5 4
April 6 4
April 8 4
April 9 5
April 10 1
April 12 3 ¾
April 13 9
April 14 2
April 15 7
April 16 2 ½
April 17 6 ½
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48 ¾ gal
Finished cooking Apr. 17. We only hung out 400 pails (to much snow) so considering that we only had that many pails out our yield was good.
We are grateful.
First Syrup March 11
Date Quarts
March 11 17
March 13 8
March 14 23
March 15 32
March 16 32
March 17 42
March 18 26
March 19 28
—–> 52 gal. so far
March 20 40
March 21 22
March 23 42
—-> 85 ½ gal. so far
March 24 32
March 25 13
March 26 32
March 27 34
March 28 26
——-> 119 gal 1 qt
March 29 22
March 30 3
——> 134 gal
March 31 16
April 1 30
April 2 28
—-> 153 so far
April 3 36
April 4 46
—–> 173 ½ so far
April 5 33
April 6 28 ½
April 7 25
April 8 20
—–> 200 gal. so far
April 9 20 qts
April 10 16
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209 gal Total for 1958
“Whoopie” The biggest year we have ever had. We are again very grateful to God & Christ Jesus.
200 gal would weigh 2200 #
9 gal would weigh 99 #
Total weight ———-
2299 #
Or 1 ton & 299 # of finished syrup
First Syrup March 25
Date Quarts
March 25 28
March 26 30
March 27 26
March 28 21
March 29 22
March 30 26
March 31 31 46 gal so far
April 1 19 jars
April 2 31 jars
April 3 10 qts
April 3 15 jars
April 4 14 jars
April 6 19 jars
April 7 15 jars
April 8 16 qts
April 8 12 jars
April 9 14 jars
April 11 39 jars 101 gal 3 ½ so far
April 12 18 qts
April 15 29 qts
April 16 31 qts
April 17 17 125 gal 3# so far
Apr. 18 45 qts
April 19 29 qts
April 20 33 qts
April 21 17 qts
12 jars
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160 gal.
A very good year the 2nd best have had in 40 years.
The quality of the syrup was very good also.
We are again very grateful.
First Syrup March 28
Date Jars
March 28 11
March 30 30 bottles
March 31 34 ½
April 1 10, 17 26 ½ gal so ar
April 2 5 ½ gal
April 4 5
April 5 5 ¾
April 6 3 ¾
April 7 3
April 8 4
April 9 5
April 10 4 ½
April 11 3 ½
April 12 3 ½
April 13 5
April 14 2
April 15 2 ½
April 16 6 ½ 86 gal so far
April 17 4
April 19 3
April 21 4 gal 7#
April 22 1 gal 1#
April 23 4 gal 7#
April 24 3 gal 7#
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107 gal. 10#
Again this year as last we had much cold weather and a great deal of east wind so our yield was very good considering all the east wind. We are again grateful.
Notes: 1 jar = 3 pounds
Syrup is 11 pounds to the gallon.
So number of jars x 3 = total pounds of syrup. Divide by 11 to get gallons of syrup.
First Syrup March 18
Date Jars
March 18 10
March 20 23
March 21 27
March 24 38
March 27 27
March 30 33
March 31 22
April 2 30
April 3 30
April 6 26
April 10 34
April 11 9
April 12 18
April 12 Dark 13
———————-
340
x 3
——
1020
1020/11 = 92 gal 8#
Considering all the east wind we had this spring the yield was good. We are grateful for this. Earl helped us very much this spring.
Thank you Earl.
Notes: 1 jar = 3 pounds
Syrup is 11 pounds to the gallon.
So number of jars x 3 = total pounds of syrup. Divide by 11 to get gallons of syrup.
First syrup March 17
Date Jars
March 17 20
March 18 31
March 19 20
March 20 22
March 22 22
March 23 31
March 24 26
March 25 21
March 26 23
March 27 27
March 28 9
March 30 31
March 31 21
April 2 16
April 3 12
April 5 17
April 7 15
April 8 Dark 6
April 11 50
April 13 30
April 19Very dark 24
April 21Very dark 10
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484
x 3
——–
1452
1452/11 = 130 gal
Very grateful for this.
For again Mom, Ned and myself did it.
Notes: 1 jar = 3 pounds
Syrup is 11 pounds to the gallon.
So number of jars x 3 = total pounds of syrup. Divide by 11 to get gallons of syrup.
Date Jars
March 26 68
March 27 47
March 28 33
March 29 31
March 30 24
March 31 31
April 1 25
April 2 23
April 3 11
April 5 22
April 8 23
April 9 19
April 11 8
April 12 10
April 18 17
———————–
392
x 3
——-
1176
1176/11 = 107 gal
Very grateful for this. Just the three of us did it. Mom, Ned & Myself.
Notes: 1 jar = 3 pounds
Syrup is 11 pounds to the gallon.
So number of jars x 3 = total pounds of syrup. Divide by 11 to get gallons of syrup.
March 30 1st syrup
Date Jars
March 30 14 jars
March 31 19 + (3 qts)
April 1 21
April 2 64 + (2 qts)
April 3 24
April 4 33
April 5 43
April 6 16
April 7 30
April 8 19
April 9 41
April 10 18
April 11 (dark) 18
April 12 46 114 gal 6#
April 14 31
April 17 23
———————–
470
+ 2
472
x 3
——
1416
1416/11 128 gal
Very good.
Very Thankful.
Notes: 1 jar = 3 pounds
Syrup is 11 pounds to the gallon.
So number of jars x 3 = total pounds of syrup. Divide by 11 to get gallons of syrup.
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