The Official U.S. Maple Syrup Almanac 2014 2nd Edition

TOP 20 U.S. SUGARMAKERS BY TAPS NO. SUGARMAKER OWNERS LOCATION TAPS 1 Green Mountain Mainlines J.R. Sloan Fletcher, Vt. 130,000 2 Patterson Farm Richard Patterson Sabinsville, Pa. 83,000 3 Bascom Maple Farms Bruce Bascom Alstead, N.H. 81,000 4 Erabliere M.L.R. Giroux Erabliere M.L.R. Giroux Big Six Twp., Maine 80,256 5 Branon West View Maples Daniel, Gene & Adam Branon & Family Fairfield, Vt. 80,000 6 Maine Maple Products Inc. Martin & Jean-Pierre Lariviere Big Six Twp., Maine 75,995 7 Rheaume & Bernard Rodrigue Rheaume & Bernard Rodrigue Big Six Twp., Maine 75,315 8 Wagner’s Sugar Hill Charles Wagner Peshtigo, Wisc 75,000 9 Georgia Mountain Maples The Harrison Family Milton, Vt. 75,000 10 Gary Corey Corey Maple Orchard Fairfield, Vt. 74,000 11 Vermont Pleasant Valley Maples Mark & Amanda St. Pierre Berkshire, Vt. 74,000 12 Benoit & Alcide Giroux Benoit & Alcide Giroux Big Six Twp., Maine 72,959 13 Eric & Laura Sorkin Thunder Basin Maple Works Cambridge, Vt. 66,500 14 Branon Family Maples Thomas & Cecile Branon & family Fairfield, Vt. 66,000 15 Gervais Family Maple Gabriel & Amy Gervais Bakersfield, Vt. 59,500 16 Carrier Sugarbush Martin & Simon Carrier Golden Road, Maine 53,845 17 Rand Hill Maple David & Brady Smart Altona, NY 52,000 18 Green Mountain Maple Sugar Refining Co. Joe Russo Belvidere, Vt. 50,000 19 Dubie Family Maple Mark & MaryAnn Dubie Sheldon, Vt. 50,000 20 Arnold Farm Sugarhouse Claude & Francios Rodrigue Jackman, Maine 50,000 Criteria: Some sugarmakers are taking in sap from other sugarhouses. Taps are counted by boiling in the same sugarhouse. Verification is on the honor system. All tap counts have been confirmed by the sugarmaker or publicly claimed by the sugarmaker. U.S. Maple Syrup Almanac 2014 7 1

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