April THURSDAY, 7 (98--268) 1904

Boiled all day for 9 gals. Would pay to have dry cedar or hemlock piled up ready for evaporator, cut 4ft long.

FRIDAY, 8 (99-267)

Rimmed out all spouts forenoon Cut 2 1/4 cords maple in afternoon. M Stub in bush. Tap not running much.

3 SATURDAY,9 (100--266)

Cutting wood forenoon Big maple. In afternoon heavy rain. I boiled down rest of sap in tank for 4 gals. syrup. Ernest went in with buggy for first time. Ice up at freeze still un broken. Ducks here.

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