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todaysdocument:

Happy Statehood Day, Vermont!
Vermont was admitted as a state on March 4, 1791, which happens to fall conveniently near the start of the traditional maple sugaring season.

“This dairy farmer near Randolph Center, Vermont, averages about 400 gallons of maple syrup each spring. Thirty to 40 gallons of sap are needed to make one gallon of syrup.”

Series: DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972 - 1977

todaysdocument:

Happy Statehood Day, Vermont!

Vermont was admitted as a state on March 4, 1791, which happens to fall conveniently near the start of the traditional maple sugaring season.

“This dairy farmer near Randolph Center, Vermont, averages about 400 gallons of maple syrup each spring. Thirty to 40 gallons of sap are needed to make one gallon of syrup.”

Series: DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972 - 1977