. Canadian forest industries 1884. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN. 185 western part of thelower peninsula of Michigan. The highest rates of production in the world, are found in Portage and Georgia counties in Northern Ohio. Within three miles of Garretts- ville, are 111 sugar 80,380 trees, or an average of 778 trees each. The largest camp has 3,000 trees, and the small- est 200. In 1883 over 900 tons of maple sugar and 950,000 gallons of syrup were made on the "Western Reserve&q
. Canadian forest industries 1884. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN. 185 western part of thelower peninsula of Michigan. The highest rates of production in the world, are found in Portage and Georgia counties in Northern Ohio. Within three miles of Garretts- ville, are 111 sugar 80,380 trees, or an average of 778 trees each. The largest camp has 3,000 trees, and the small- est 200. In 1883 over 900 tons of maple sugar and 950,000 gallons of syrup were made on the "Western Reserve" in Ohio, the sugar selling at an average price of 10 cents per lb. and the syrup at 80 cents per gallon. The value of '"forestry" there at least so far as relates to the maple is well understood, and as much care is taken of these trees as of their choicest fruit trees. In tapping,one three-eighths hole is made in each tree, tin buckets are used, and the most approved evaporators, made of tin or galvanized iron, are used, some being able to evaporate ten barrels in an hour. The secret of success con- sists in the greatest neatness, and boiling as soon as the sap can be gathered. Dr. Hough remarked that this was a business that allowed of vast development, and that with a choice ar; tide the market could scarcely be over-supplied. He mentioned his own experience on a small scale in Lowville, , where from about 64 trees he got about 300 pounds a year. The trees within his memory were less than 6 inches in diameter ; now the smallest is about 20 inches, and the largest 28. We can only quote from his eleborate percentage tables the total results. In the United States the amount of sugar and syrup made (allowing 8 pounds to the gallon)" the following :-In 1840, 33,508,809 lbs. ; in 1866, 52,898,275 lbs; in 1870, 35,812,101 lbs., and in 1880, 50,944,475 lbs. In Canada 3,- 699,858 lbs. were reported in 1843 in the upper province. Since then it has b
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