The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-03-03

l have Tor the last Jour years proved
70 my satisfaction that the Wild
Peppermint il q sure and reliable cx-
ternlinator Of rats Ia proc! the fact.
l will state the result Il his had with
me. Fnnr years ago ms barn was
regularly infessed with rats: they were
90 numerous that had great fears OF
my whole grain being ies,roye.. by
them, after Il was hoased: Int having
about two acres of VIII. Peppermint
that grew in field ii wheat. after
tie wheat was hagvc-tei. the mint
was cut aud bound Wills il. anl drove
the rats from my premises have
not been troubled With one since. nor
am At present, while my nesghhDrsI
have any quantity Of them. feel
confident that any person xllo = ,rs,u-
blci with these pests could easily get
rid OF them \, gathering good sup
ply Of the mint and placing 4 round
the walls or hascrof tlsciS barns
Cor. Canada Farmer.
FARarxc Tools. There is . rlow
ont in The snow. and the horse rake Is,
up 10 the middle 81 the field. Neg
lect leit them there when he went oil
fishing instead If finishing lis work.
Neglect will ALWAYS be shitless.
tlriitless fellow Bring them in and
see ii they want repairing Yes. a
tooth Is gone. and handle ri the
pillow is split. Well, look about. *
anime all tools. and place those thar
want repairing in the shop The first
stormy day that comes they mu I be
repaired. and So Of all ot,ie tools that
need mendlng; devote The stormy
days TO them ill all are in good order
and feaiy for use. Every farmer
should have such tools as are ncces.
aary 70 do the ordinary repairs II his
farming tools. II he has not got such.
let him get them forthwith. 1t will
he money in lis pocket Mirror and
Farmer.
THE SORGHUM CANE
We need only refer to the proceed
ings Of the Cane Growers Convcn
ton, held ut Flint few days ago. 10
prove to the satisfaction Of all. wheth-
Or interested or others, that the man
uIactnre Of sugar from this plant is
certain to be largely entered into in
h this State from this time forward.
The great and primal objection "a
the product OF the sorghum--its pe.
cnliar strong and acid taste, as al
first manufactured-ha been remor-
ID b. means of the better knowledge
derive from experiments in its culture.
and The process Of manufacturing and
clarifying the syrup. Besides, flle
peculiar sorghum flavor is 10 nors
Objectionable. alter a little use. than
that Of the tomato, which has become
to.bcso universally relishcd.
BEET sucAR.
The Prairie Farmer saws. Mex
year we shall sec what prairies can \
inadcto do in this branch Of Industry
Men are seeking out new WAYS ant
! new inventions. and amorg them ar,
the means Of reducing syrup and 50
gar, by introducing oiherarticles an
developing sources to compete will
thc'old methods and tropical canes
An agent Of the ''Cefmania Snua
Beet Company" Of Livingston. iii
nois. ID now on trip 81 obscrva-iol
among the beet factories 81 Europe
and reports the business very flourish
ing. 1t il said that the State Q
Braunschweig, with 100000 inhabi
tants, has twenty seven sugar facto
ries, aud fonr more in process Of cree
ton. a large quantity OF this snga
is exported to England.
How TO Day SWEET Coax w hc
corn is in good condition for eating
the grains being fully grown, boil
quantity Of cara just enough to COO
the starch, ana then let them cool an
dry few hoCrs, and then sprea
them 10 the sun till dried. The bes
way to dry the corn i to nail piec
Of cloth Of very open texture 10
frame, which, il two feet wide an
five long, will he Of convenient siz
to handle. Ii the corn is spread upo
this cloth IN will dry on,cllv vr,.l,nr