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warm, blue iskx dais after frosty star -tit g
From downward roofs. Not even with da Y P li Y g
nights sweet sap'rvells up, in' tree trunks. F man reducers use tractors with Half a cenfA r ago and-�o�� ; a'highli� •.
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It is not known who first discovered show clone appropriate collecting units mounted on of bite season was a sugar ng -off party,. ,
Had ceased the sound of waters, but, all trailers or truck bodies. Plastic tubingis Frier s and neighbours gathered fo.;r the
to make maple, syrup from the sap of sugar night g g "
or hard maples. It is known, however, that g used to collect and transport the sap evening to enjoy the best of nature's�►
Indians,: [Wade maple syrup in North !,heard it." Lampman directly, from the trees to the storage tangy sweets, G voices and happy laughter (Intended I r last; week) Ladies High Single, Karen
Hoe 240• Triple Blanche
, at lower levels near the su g g T a,rn .Standings: gy' ' P
America prior to 160b. The early settlers gar -house. sounded through the woodlot while bright � •� Hoe Men's,Hi h Single, and
depended almost entirely on maple syrup •Tree tapping has changed from a gash in The Indians evaporated the sap by stars twinkled above, and granular snow Chaparall 110 gy.
a tree made -by a tomahawk or flint to holes dropping hot stories into the wooden crunched underfoot..It was good to wind up triple, Don Jewett 273, 664.
for their domesti'e sugar and vine�r ' PP g oto Ski 92 Arctic Cat $1 p
su lies,lvla le syrup with its distinctive carefully bored by a brace and bit or troughs. Early settlers introduced the iron a long 'strand of.".the,• syrup that had Sk 62 Legion Toom..
pp p y p powered' tapping drills. The spouts have kettle to the r Ski Whiz Team Standings:
maple flavour is essentially a solution of p,5tces's.r The modern floe -type congealed and hardened on a pari of clean Ski, Doo 6U94
sugar acid wator trade by evaporating the changed from hollowed- reeds and wooden evaporator evolved from the open, flat pan snow, good to spread warm soft sugar on ' Allouette' S7 Happy Six
sap of the sugar maple .tree. Other maple spiles to m1tal or plastic.* built over stone or cement retaining walls. the end of a doughnut or munch dill pickles Ladies weekly high single and Meatheads 93
products such as maple cream or butter, ti , .•' Boiling operations have moved indoors and to restore the taste buds. It was more than triple, Pat Hubert, 231, 63.7; Stingers 91
maple sugar and' maple taffy are made by !.n a ' n jc.forenaon in mid-March the are not impeded by the fickleness of natt.re just sweetness. It was good fellowship and Ladies seasons High Single, Shy Men 88
To daw s 80
farther processing maple syrup. The sap of sbout of storage, or the inclemency of the weather. -neighbourliness and, perhaps, the Marg Scott, 287, Joyce McClure, H mersg 5$some maple trees is sweeter than that of sdand air, In due The making of good quality maple syrup knowledge that another winter was ending. 287; seasons High Triple, Helentithese were loaded on .the sleigh and and : its products is an art involving The sugaring -off gave that heart -life that Garrick, •'1ja72; Ladies' High Ladies' high single Helen
others and, generally, open grown trees g P g • Nicholson, 321, triple, Norma
with large full crowns are the best sap the slow procession started for the woodlot. considerable hard work. Regardless of the comes` with the promise of spring. r �, P
Avera t Barb. Wesenber 1.83.
producers. The sweetness of the sap varies., Overhead the sun broke through the naked methods or equipment used,' it still takes When you next visit a sugar bush or Met weekly high single and Eisler 680. Men's high single Al
from season to season and from year to branches and snjW birds hyittered, The some forty or fifty gallons of sap to make a attend a Maple Festival' or enjoy maple Smale, 282 and triple, Jack
triple, J. Colem n, 295, 709,
yenr. The yield also varu�s.The sap of the snow is beginning to sink down revealipg gallon of syrup,. Although the maple syrup syrup on pancakes, remember that drops of seasons High si�gle and triple, Eisler, 674. .
a4rage tr0e in a sugar bash has a sugar saplings spindling up from the forest floor, industry has declined. over the years for sap from sugar maples started the whole sL.easons
High
448, 977; Men's Tuesday Mixed League
content of from two to three percent Holes were bored some three or four feet several good reasons, maple products can process. Remember, too, that maple syrup, high average, John Coleman, Expos 103
although, occasionally, sap with a sugar form art important part of the farmer's is the product of one of Canada's r g g 91
above round on the Bunn side of- the 229. E mondville Leaga Spitfires
content of eight ercent and more has been g y 4 economy. Four or five years ago as high as diminishing but renewable natural 8 77
g p trunk, s Iles driven in and the buckets �' Team Standings: Hurricanes
recorded. P 2;000,000 gallons of maple syrup w re resources. •� g 73•
suspended. Two large logs were rolled - Tiger Cats 110 Ook Piks
Sap will flow any time after the tree has _ 63
almost together to form a crude fire -place. r .., Rough Riders 87 Colts
lost its leaves from fall to spring. The sap .� 60
will flow from a •wound in the sapwood
Stout crotched limbs were set in place at ■, w >! Golden Bears 77 Athletics
p each end of the fire -place, a sturdy pole, ( Argounants 72 Ladies' High Single Mary
whether the wound is from a 'cut, a brokentriple, Ruth
......2 High lifted into position and the iron kettle or Stam eders McCauleyY
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cauldron hungu b. .a logging., chain. ::�%''• .•, '.•.�•' • Alouettes,
spring when a period of freezing weather is P ' Y.' gg g '
Alongback county roads one may still see Ladies'i Hi h Sin le and triple,
Town and Country
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followed b a period of warm weather,. the - 1 x
y p among the aging maples, old sagging- I t The FiYSt' Church ' W:��1,S..........Mar Van D ke, 227, 558; Hi h Playoff standing:
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anxious farmer knows it is time to start p H i89
i roofed, weathered sap houses crouching ' meeting was held Thursday, Average 8�tty Hulley, Luvie Duvies 5534
tapping. +.. from Ottawa
low with clouds of grey steam billowing .. ,. March 21st at 2:30 P.M. The Men's Nis'' single, triple' and Hit &Misses 5326
"All day between high-curded clouds the from open doors and windows'and columns "'' "' 1' President, Miss Jean Scott ayerage,;.Brian Barry, 284, 786, Pioneers 53$6
opened the meetingwith a'poem Ha Six 5247
of grey -blue smoke„lifting skyward. Piles "Take Time". "What a Friend 210 Commercial League Tweet Tweets 5202
Jicu.,o down tike summer on the steaming at limbs and rough lengths of cordwood are Farm Incomes Up Energy Minister Donald we have in Jesus" was sting. Playoff. Standing: Bob o Links 5161
planks. at hand to feed the insatiable fires. Due to skyrocketing grain Macdonald has revealed that the w h ave members answered the Fivers' 583p St. James League
The lou bright icicles in dwindling ranks Today the sap is ray i collected in
prices, farm cash receipts for subsidy to oil consumers in g 5495
g g g p � Y roll call. Browsers Saints. 106
Dripped from the'murmuring eaves till, buckets except where the farmer taps a farmers in all the Prairie Eastern Canada will cost the 5492 94
provinces have increased by more federal government a total of $1.4 Miss Laura Collar is to be the Snoopies• 558x1 Adams
one by one, couple of hundred trees , in the old- than 100%u from the last year. billion this year. speaker for the April Spring - Swifties 5348 Tigers 92'
They fell. As if the spring had now begun, fashioned .way. Instead of collecting or Thonkoffering op April 18th an Swinging Six Ti - Cats 77
Farm Cash Receipts. Rural Development evening meeting. Mrs. Ester Life,Savers 41 Jokers 71
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f • -- — — — - — -- — 1973 1974, Ottawa and Alberta have Thompson and her you were in
--Area- 4-Hmeet -- $millions signed a 10 year general p group Huron Rural League Toros 66
P.E.I. 7.5 9.6 development agreement. charge of the study period. Team Standings: Ladies High Single, Bonny
Powder Puffs At the following meeting Mrs. N,S. 6.9 8.1 The agreement will emphasize Following a short poem the hymn Fire Birds' 84 Bedard 256, High Triple, Sandra
McKillop II ' - g g g P "All the Way My 'Saviour Leads 79 Johnson, 648. Men's High Single,
� The fifth meeting of the Jim Nott Jr. will S eak on skin N.B.8.0 10.1 joint federal- -provincial aid in job Model T's g g
McKillop • II held 'their first g .,P P
meeting at the .home of Mrs..Roy. 'McKillop #1 Powder Puffs was care. :. Que.. 52.3 73.8 creation in rural areas, Similar Me” wos sing," JaquaKs 68 Lyle Hayne, 350, .high triple, Tom
held at Mrs, Olive L•ittle's on Ont. 174.2. . 19'9.4 re conal economic expansion Mrs." Ab. Harrison read 'the Road Runners 63 Turner, 770.
Swart, the club leader: She is Seafortb 4 Man. 36.6 83.9 agreements remain to be signed Scripture Romans Chap. 10 c
-aided b Assistant Leader Mrs March 18. The meeting openedg
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Joseph Dorsey.
with the Institute Ode and 4-H
During the second meeting of
the Seaforth 4, which was held on
Sask.
96.2
212.4
with British Columbia, Manitoba,
Verses 8 - 17 followed by prayer
by Miss Jennie Hogg. The topic
i The highlight of the meeting
Pledge, followed by the roll call.
March 18, the name 'Look Like
Alta.
84.3
165.8
Quebec,Nova Scotia and New
from the study book was "No
was electing officers who are as
follows: President
The discussion' .was led by
Diane Beattie a'nd was called 'A
Ladies' was agreed on for our
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Canada
19,7
485.7
26.4
789.5
Brunswick.
Saudi Arabia Embassy
longer strangers but fellow
-Lynn Swart;
Vice -President- Donna Nolan;
Place for Everything.' Thi's
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club. A manicure was
d monstrated Club books were
Klaver.
Capades in London on April 9
storage in one's •bedroom of The recently announced federal
The De artment of External
p
citizens".
concerned bedroom storage. The
Secretary- -Mary Ann Van Bakel; g
e Saskatchewan farmers increased
handed out and the chart inside
Affairs announced last week that
Treasurer- Trudy Claessens;
theme of the discussion was: A
their cash income 6 1
•as filled out. Y 21 %from
Audi Arabia has agreed to the
Meeting' Organizer- Joanne
Place for everything and every-
n the same month last "year.
establishment of a Canadian
Swart; and Press Reporter- Linda
thing in its place.' At the'end of
Flashing Filters!" �' .,� Farmers in Manitoba got 129%
embassy there.
Albert- -
The remaining members are
the meeting, Diane and Olive
helped tlie`girts with their sewing
The third and fourth mbeting of amore than in January 1973.
the Seaforth FlashiAg Fliters was Alberta farmers received 97%
It is expected to open inl the
aututnnm and it will be Canada's
Judy Dorsey, Marion and
Projects;
held March ""f8"='mit :•Wendy more,
first embassy in a Middle East
Rosanne Nolan and Elizabeth
Plans for the trip to the Ice
Dorssers' house at 1:30. Good Beef Prices To Drop
Arab oil state.
Klaver.
Capades in London on April 9
storage in one's •bedroom of The recently announced federal
The necessary business was
were'also discussed..
coats,, shoes, and dresses was government subsidy on Canadian
NEWSOF McKILLOP
9ceri care;of ipdi~'toprc�^;w^ tnvill iii'"
" r� ;
;diseus3e; a WelIAAs t�t!e"�seven beef'iuill�+eause retail beef price
"good
�eoven`ng'•' in ;the : c(ub. were
Brucefehd'
'rules of storage and how this to drop 15 to 20 cents a pound in a
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Mrs. Percy' Dalton is a patient
discus ed-....
The fourth meeting of the
could be improved. The next. week or two.
in St. Joseph's Hospital, London,
The ,meeting' ended with" 'O
Cover Girls was held at Mrs,
meeting will be held on March 26 Agriculture Minist er EugeneOntario.
Her many friends wish
Canada,' Mrs' Swart later served
@March
George Cantelon's on Monday,
at Janet Haney's at 7:30. Whelan announced .that the
her a speedy recovery.
a light snack.
18 at 1:15."In the absenceNEWS
W S O government will pay seven cents
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
of the President Linda Coleman,
a pound on Canadian cattle for
McCallum, Joyce and Carl were
_. Eginondville I Meets
Kim omkins conductedthe
Canadian consumption. The
'is
recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
The Emondville 1 .4-H group
business. ren was
WALTON
-subsidy designed to provide
Stanley Preszeator of Crediton.
�,.
hekd their opening meeting for
floating secretary and cess„
g p
adequate incomecto farmers and .
q
Miss Marion McCallum of
the project `Taking A Lo6k At
reporter for this meeting.
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: to, permit Canadian farrn,ers"to
Mr. Ik1°•s'.-Lou Rowland and
Listowel spenf'Saturday with her
Yourself' at the home of Mrs.
Meeting 3 and 4 subject matter
and compete with prices on U.S. beef
Mr. Mhs. Ed Rowland of
parents, Mr` and Mrs. HAROLL
Norman Eggert, The leaders are
had been combined at Meeting 3,
so Meering 4 was spent in cutting
and that has glutted the Canadian
Dublin and Mrs. Jack McIver of market.
McCallum.
Mrs. Lloyd Regele of Princeton
Mrs. Eggert and Miss Mary Van
Dyke with t girls taking part in
out and sewing the special project
St. Columban and 'Mrs. Martin Since the announcement of the
Purcell of Kitchener attended the
is a patient in Woodstock General
this club.
which consists of tote bags and
original subsidy, the minister has
farewell art Tuesday night for
party Y g
Hospital. we wish her a speedy
The meeting was opened with
laundry bags.
The next'' meeting will be held
said that the federal government
Norman Rowland, it being held at will raise the amount to nine cents
recovery.
Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Regele
the 4-H pledge and then all
members resent answered the
P
on Monday, March, 25 at 7 pm
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
P from seven cents a pound to
Mr. Rowland has his
g
visited with Mr. and Mrs.
roll call.
when Mrs. Harvey Holland will
Ryan: sold protect Canadian beef farmers.
farm and has moved to Blyth.
Edward Regele Thursday
The. election of officers was
demonstrate hair styling.
Oil Subsidy $1.4 Billion
_ Y'
evening.
g•
held and. the results are as
It,
follows: President -'Diane Smith;
-
Vice -President- June Eggert;
Secretary- Lorna Eggert;
,.
Treasurer- Brenda Cooper;Press
Reporter- Margaret Van Dyke.
is Your Image important?' was
Perth
and Hu roh Residents
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the topic under discussion at this
meeting. A discussion -was held
about the qualities of an attractive
girl. It was also pointed out how
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