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July 23, 1920
Pullman Herald
Pullman, Whitman County, Washington
What is this article about?
In 1919, Quebec's maple trees produced over 12 million pounds of sugar and 1.5 million gallons of syrup, valued at $6.4 million, marking a substantial increase from eight years prior.
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Maple Sugar Industry.
In 1919 the maple trees in the province of Quebec yielded more than 12,000,000 pounds of sugar and nearly 1,500,000 gallons of syrup, and the estimated value of these maple products reached a total of $6,396,535. The sap, one might say, goes on flowing in packages, tins and bottles, and never more widely than at present, for eight years ago the woodlands of the province were contributing 2,000,000 pounds less of sugar and about 400,000 fewer gallons of syrup; one leaves it to some industrious statistician, with nothing better to do, to estimate the number of griddle cakes thus provided for, or the dimensions of the imaginary Brobdingnagian griddle cake that would require all that maple syrup at once.
In 1919 the maple trees in the province of Quebec yielded more than 12,000,000 pounds of sugar and nearly 1,500,000 gallons of syrup, and the estimated value of these maple products reached a total of $6,396,535. The sap, one might say, goes on flowing in packages, tins and bottles, and never more widely than at present, for eight years ago the woodlands of the province were contributing 2,000,000 pounds less of sugar and about 400,000 fewer gallons of syrup; one leaves it to some industrious statistician, with nothing better to do, to estimate the number of griddle cakes thus provided for, or the dimensions of the imaginary Brobdingnagian griddle cake that would require all that maple syrup at once.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Maple Sugar Industry
Quebec Production
1919 Yield
Syrup Value
Economic Growth
Where did it happen?
Province Of Quebec
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Location
Province Of Quebec
Event Date
1919
Story Details
Quebec's maple sugar industry in 1919 produced over 12 million pounds of sugar and 1.5 million gallons of syrup valued at $6.4 million, up significantly from 1911 levels, with whimsical note on griddle cakes.