I'm in Western NY, about 55 minutes SSE of Buffalo. Everyone around here had a bad year...except us. We put out 230 taps (215 last year) and boil on a wood fired 2x6 Amish built drop flue. We usually bring in about 25 gallons of syrup. I did 32 this year, most was fancy, the rest medium. Everyone wants to know what/how I did it. I'm up on one of the highest hilltops in the area so that has to be the answer. We had more snow, colder nights, and more wind than anyone else in the area. I think the trees stayed cold longer, hence more of a sap run when it did warm up. I'm happy with this season, although most aren't. I'm keeping my prices the same as last year and I have most of what I made sold already.
I'm buying a used D&G 2.5x8 for next season from a friend of mine. Hopefully double my output for next season.
This post was edited by Southtowns27 at 18:41:53 04/15/10.
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