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THE FURROW: The online newsletter of Howell Living History Farm

Syrup Stats

2/26/2013

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Farmer Jim reports that the sap is still running clear, and Howell Farm has already well bested its 2012 maple syrup production.

"All in all, a great year," says Jim. He predicts that this week will be good for both collecting more sap and bud growth, so after one more strong week the season may soon draw to a close.

Danielle, who works in the Howell Farm office and is known this time of year as "the Syrup Queen," has been finishing the syrup on the Howell Farm stove before bottling. She also keeps meticulous records.

In 2012, Howell Farm bottled 30.9375 gallons of maple syrup. This year, 39.79 gallons have already been bottled, and another 7 or 8 gallons are expected today.

The Howell Farm record for syrup production, 62.5 gallons, was reached in 2005, the year Howell Farm started using a modern evaporator. In 2007, 57.81 gallons was produced. In 2011, 54.19 gallons.

Danielle believes that 2013 probably won't threaten an all time record, but she could could see a top three finish of 54.2 gallons or more.

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    The Furrow is the online newsletter of The Friends of Howell Living History Farm. We will be updating this site about once a week with crop reports and other insights into life on a horse-drawn living history farm.

    Howell Farm is owned by Mercer County and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission.

    Funding for the Howell Living History Farm Furrow is made possible in part by an operating grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. 

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