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Hurlbut’s Maple Syrup

Hurlbut’s Maple Syrup. Own two farms and rent 5 farms Altogether 130 acres of land some hard woods others for farming Both Andy and Elisha graduated from Clarkson and work as engineers for Corning Glass. 20 Miles of Tubing. 4 tanks collect the sap

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Hurlbut’s Maple Syrup

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  1. Hurlbut’s Maple Syrup

  2. Own two farms and rent 5 farms • Altogether 130 acres of land some hard woods others for farming • Both Andy and Elisha graduated from Clarkson and work as engineers for Corning Glass

  3. 20 Miles of Tubing

  4. 4 tanks collect the sap • 20 miles of black piping carries sap back to tanks

  5. This pump house pulls the sap from the trees to the tank and helps to pull more sap out of the trees. Black piping like the stuff seen above runs throughout the woods

  6. Boiling Room

  7. Samples • Since 1997 the Hurlbut’s have samples of everytime they have boiled syrup up to today

  8. The barrels below are where the syrup gets stored after it gets boiled down • The large tank to the right of the barrels is where milk used to get stored • The Hurlbut’s don’t have any cows any more, they just grow crops to sell off and produce maple syrup

  9. The Evaporator

  10. Syrup season starts around February and length of the season varies per year • During season 2000-4000 gallons of sap gets boiled down per day • 50 gallons is an average day • 200 gallons is a great day

  11. The sap gets heated in compartments similar to this one • Once the sap gets to certain consistencies it is advanced into other compartments and finally to the final bottling tank

  12. The finished product is sold off to SLU and restaurants • Very little is bottled and sold in gallon jugs

  13. Andy and Elisha were married in this barn which is mostly used to store hay

  14. They have many barns not just used for hay storage but also to keep horses and their farm equipment

  15. As the amount of farms became less and the amount of farming needed to earn a living increased machinery grew immensely

  16. This tractor is the Hurlbutt’s newest and costs about 600-700 dollars per day to run • It eats up about 250 gallons of gas in one day

  17. Corn and hay are their two largest crops • Both Andy and Elisha work full time jobs and also run a large farm • They do however find time to enjoy some flying in their plane stored in the hanger above

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