. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, January, 1914-. A Gala Day in a Sugar Bush at 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 cord
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, January, 1914-. A Gala Day in a Sugar Bush at 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 $ 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 $ 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-. Please note that these images are
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