Walkie Talkie Helps Maple Syrup Farmer In Woods
Stanford Cherry operates a 40 acre sugar bush at North Fairfield with 500 taps. He and his wife drive Willard City School Buses and involve neighborhood kids in sap gathering. Sap is collected via metal buckets plastic bags and tubing then pumped to a 100 gallon evaporator vat and boiled to 219 degrees before filtration and sale to customers and stores.
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Stanford Cherry
North Fairfield
Willard City
Cherry
Sugar Bush
John
Maple Syrup Season Peaks With Sap Runs and Boiling Process
The season runs from late January to early April as cold nights and sunny days drive sap flow. Collectors use tin buckets or plastic tubes to gather sap, which is then boiled to 219 degrees F in a sugar house, filtered, canned, and sent to market for hot cakes.
Pesticide use and safety for farmers and urban owners
The article urges careful handling of agricultural chemicals and adherence to label directions. It warns that open containers lose predictable strength, and improper storage leads to poisoning risks. It notes the Miller Pesticide Amendment Law requires approved chemicals, record keeping, and specifies dangerous substances and protective practices.
French Family Builds Syrup Hobby Near Route 303
Robert French of Wakeman turns syrup making into a family hobby using 125 buckets on his land and neighbors trees. He expects about 45 gallons from the season and adds milk and egg before heating to lighten color and remove smoky taste. A felt filter removes sugar sand for a clear amber syrup.
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French
Leimbachs Modernize Maple Syrup Venture on Butler Road
The Leimbach family of Wakeman replaces wood fuel with modern gas and equipment at their Butler Road sugar camp to produce maple syrup. Russell Leimbach and his wife Shirley, with children and uncle Carl, tap about 100 pails on hillside land, facing mud and long hours boiling sap. They use a special cleansing step with egg and milk before final boiling to yield a golden clear syrup at 11 pounds per gallon.
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Wakeman
Leimbach
Butler Road
Russell Leimbach
Peter J. Leimbach
Peter
Shirley
Richard
Susan
Bruce
Carl Leimbach
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Robert French
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Larry
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Entor
Firelands Tool Rental
Woodlawn
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