From Sap To Syrup
A stock tank is used to collect sap from taps on road
trees. Sap Is filtered of debris before concentrating into
syrup.
Fortress Alfalfa is the variety to plant if you want an early-maturity, fast-recovering,
winterhardy variety capable of producing 3 to 5 cuttings a year. It’s high level of pest
resistance can make Fortress a solid performer year after year after year. Farmers who
want to produce high quality hay plant Fortress.
Fortress Alfalfa gives you resistance to all these major alfalfa pests:
Aphanomyces root rot Anthracnose (race 1)
Bacterial wilt Fusarium wilt
Phytophthora root rot Verticillium wilt
Common leaf spot Pea aphid
Stem nematode
Ad-Center Inc.
Mlftlinburg, PA
(717) 966-3804
Lester L Crider
Shippensburg, PA
(717) 532-3635
Dillers Feed 8c Supply
Waynesboro, PA
(717) 762-7406
Hakes Farm 8C Seed Service J Richard Bombergcr
Red Lion, PA . Lebanon, PA
(717) 244-2754 (717) 949-3442
Horace Hcindel 8c Son
York. PA
(717) 244-3780
Richard H Kauffman
Columbia, PA
(717) 653-1653
Gene Miller
Catawlssa, PA
(717) 799-5760
Minnie Lou Farms
Danville, PA
(717) 437-3212
Tri-County Ag Center Inc.
McVeytown, PA
(717) 899-6772
Warriors Mark Feed Center
Warriors Mark, PA
(814) 632-5490
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FORTRESS ALFALFA
Wayne Feed Supply John D Cassel 9c Sons Inc. Stephen tc Jody Snyder
Dlllsburg, PA Hummelslown, PA Ellzabethvllle.PA
(717) 432-9623 (717) 566-8022 (717) 362-8735
Wayne Feed Supply Knisely's Ai2 Center Inc.
Cfiambersburg, PA Carlisle. PA
(717) 263-4121 (717) 243-2233
Kenneth E Zurin Oberholtzer Dairy Farm
Ml. Joy, PA East Earl, PA
(717) 898-8736 (717) 354-0832
Larry Bower
Linden, PA
(717) 323-3546
Bruce B Gamble 8c Sons
Concord, PA
(717) 349-2670
Ralph W Fischer
Crystal Spring. PA
(814) 735-4499
Elwood Harer
Montgomery, PA
(7 ITT 547-6133
Harrison Farms
Llttlestown, PA
(717) 359-7460
Gordon Isenberg
Alexandria, PA
(814) 669-9323
District Sales Manager
Steve Shipman
717-726-6958
Scott V Shipman
Mill Hall, PA
(717) 726-3707
Ronald Shaffer 8c Sons
Dalmatia, PA
Robert E Slgel (717) 758-6345
WarlordsburgfPA „ .
(717) 294-3349 Walnut Barn 8c Dairy Equip
Port Royal, PA
(717) 436-9429
Somerset Milling Co.
Somerset. Pa
(814) 445-7504
Ivy-League Holsteins
Carlisle, PA
(717) 486-4934
Kepner Farm Supply
8c Spreader
Muncy, PA
(717) 546-3725
lamination and ensure the best
quality produce possible. Swift
ness of operation is of utmost
importance; once the maple buds
swell, the sap develops a bitter
“buddy” taste and the work of
collecting sap is over. At the end
of the season, they clean the tub
ing with a Clorox® solution and
store the color coded tubing for
the year.
Although the Firth operation
began with Troy, and he continues
to have a hand in every phase of
the operation for quality control,
the whole family is now involved.
Troy’s wife, Lynn, whips up din
ner for the crew during the busy
season and, together with Troy’s
mother, Lucille, makes maple
cream, conducts tours of the oper
ation and sells maple products at
festivals. His father, Frank, spends
several hours each day selling
retail at the sugar house. Lynn has
also been instrumental in develop
ing a new brochure and in explor
ing new marketing contacts for
Firth Maple Products. She also
makes up the gift baskets which
they ship through UPS, year
With high resistance to
yield-robbing
Phytophthora root rot
and the first with
resistance to
Aphanomyces.
Twin Fir Farm
Centre Hall, PA
(814) 364-9270
Russel C Judy
Me Veylown, PA
(717) 899-7829
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Their brochure is informative,
explaining the process leading
from sap to syrup and giving tips
on storing and cooking with the
product. Listed are the grades of
maple syrup, each weighing 11
pounds per gallon: 1) Grade A
light amber (Fancy) the most
expensive light greade; 2) Grade
A medium amber—light in color,
mild in flavor. The most popular;
3) Grade A dark amber slightly
darker in color, a more distinct
maple flavor, often preferred on
pancakes due to its stronger maple
taste; and 4) Commercial grade
dark in color, strong in maple fla
vor. Used widely in cooking and
baking.
Is there a trick to cooking with
maple syrup? According to the
Firths, maple syrup can be substi
tuted for sugar in most recipes by
using 3 A cup of maple syrup for
each cup of sugar and reducing the
liquid in the recipe by 3 Tables
poons.
The Firth brochure advises that
Lyn-Lee Farms
State College. PA
(814) 238-1233
David H Martin
Newmanstown, PA
(717) 949-3529
Herbert Mren
Lewlsberry. PA
(717) 697-8903
Rhoad* Mill*, Inc.
Sallnagrove, PA
(717) 374-8141
Bedford Farm Bureau
Bedford, PA
(814) 823-6194
THE NEW
NORTHRUPKING
Seeds and serves
second to none. -
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 27,1990-B3
unopened containers should be
sotred in a cool, dry place; opened
containers should be stored in the
refrigerator. If syrup is purchased
in a large container, it can be
recanned into smaller jars by heat
ing the' syrup to 180 degrees and
poured into sterilized jars and sea
led. Syrup can also be frozen.
Maple Butter may be stored for
several weeks in the refrigerator
or frozen.
The Firths sell items wholesale
and retail at the sugarhouse,
through health food stores and by
mail order, where they offer a var
iety of gift baskets featuring
maple syrup, maple butter, pan
cake mix and honey from their
own hives. They also carry a
cookbook featuring maple recipes.
A catalogue may be obtained
from: Firth Maple Products,
R.D.2, Spartansburg, PA 16434 or
by calling (814) 654-7265.
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R.D. 2 BOX 102
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Ph. (717) 859-2797 or
(717) 859-3533