Back when weather patterns were "normal", rather than what we are having now days that was true. It takes cold freezing nights and warm sunny days to make sap run. The last two years, the sugar content has been low, requirng much longer boiling time and darker syrup. Syrup is graded by it's density, (checked with a hydrometer, and color compared to a certified scale box with samples. Tast is descresionary. Most people prefer medium amber, verses the lighter colored Fancy which is regarded the best and commands the highest price. Thus far, The darker grades are usually sold to comercial buyers rather than retail, by quality minded producers. since we tapped the trees. the temp has varied no more than 10 degrees night and day. Today we went from a night time low of 26F to a high of 34F. We haven't seen sunshine in a week, and still getting snow every day. Loren, the Acg.
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Today's Featured Article - History of the Cockshutt Tractor - by Danny Bowes (Dsl). The son of a very successful Toronto and Brantford, Ontario merchant, and himself quite an entreprenuer, James G. Cockshutt opened a business called the Brantford Plow Works in 1877. In 1882, the business was incorporated to become the Cockshutt Plow Company. Along with quality built equipment, expedious demand and expansion made Cockshutt Plow Works the leader in the tillage tools sector of the farm equipment industry by the 1920's.
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