New Way to Gather Sap -- Frank N. Patterson of Summit Farm in Hancock, Mass., checks plastic hose line as sugar season gets underway. The plastic hose is attached to bottom of each sap pail to drain it into larger pipe and carry it half mile down mountain to storage tank next to sugar house. It requires about 30 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.

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New Way to Gather Sap -- Frank N. Patterson of Summit Farm in Hancock, Mass., checks plastic hose line as sugar season gets underway. The plastic hose is attached to bottom of each sap pail to drain it into larger pipe and carry it half mile down mountain to storage tank next to sugar house. It requires about 30 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.

Associated Press · [ca. March 1967]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Maple Sugar

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