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Maple Syrup Institute Set for Jan 25 at Rock Elm
A Maple Syrup Institute will be held January 25 at Rock Elm Methodist Church located 15 miles east of Ellsworth on Hwy 72 then north on Poplar Hill Drive. Speakers include Tim Mishkit and Art Rye from the U S Forest Service laboratory in Burlington, Bernie Drewiske, a Pierce County agricultural agent, and Gordon Cunningham of UW Extension. Topics cover sap formation, sap flow, building a sap preheater, syrup production costs, beginner syrup making, and supersweet seed orchards. The program runs 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a noon lunch of pancakes, maple syrup, and pork sausage. a district delegate to the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Council will be elected. Public welcome. contact Mr Drewiske at the Pierce County Extension Office, 273-4376.
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Rock Elm Methodist Church
Ellsworth
Hwy. 72
Poplar Hill Drive
Tim Mishkit
Art Rye
U.S. Forest Service
Sugar Maple Laboratory
Burlington
St. Pierce County
Bernie Drewiske
Uw-Extension
Gordon Cunningham
Ladies Aid