Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-13
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Beet Sugar in the West.


Mr.. A Otto, practical German suga
maker. left his native country with q smal
''kit of tools and machinery, some bee
seed, ETC., intending to visit California an,
experiment with the beet for sugar there
On his way to this country, falling in Will
an intelligent ceuntlyman, his attention
was called to the vicinity of Fond du La,
as very similar, in quality of land, to tn,
best sugar districts of Germany. Arriving
here, he visited that place, and was so wei
pleased that he at once decided to try the
experiment there, and last year located
about fonr miles from that town on leased
and, planted four acres of beets, and ftted
p cheap and simple apparatus Tor manu-.
featuring. The crop turned out well. and
proved rich In saceharine matter, yielding
a good quality of sugar. His operations
attracted the attention of Mr.. A. ID. Bone
steel, citizen, and ex-mayor of the city,
who carefully watched the progress OF
the workings of Mr.. Otto, and became
so well convinced of the profitableness
Of the enterprise that he entered in
to 81 business arrangement with him
for the present year. Eighty acres of land
were purchased and planted t. beets, and,
notwithstanding the unfavorable season.
the peculiar fitness of the soil ave them a
good crop of beets. More machinery was
| obtained, and the manufacture is now being
prosecuted most successfully, about ], 600
lbs. OF good quality of coffee sugar being
turned out every "a hours with improving
results as ths work progresses. The crop
is sufficient to occupy the works for at least
four and one half months, which will give
an aggregate of 125, 900 to 135, 600 pounds
of sugar
The method of manufacture is not unlike
that pursued at Chastworth, the beets being
grated fine, the juice extracted by centri-
fugai machinery, when it is defacated by
milk of lime, purified by gas and charcoal
filters and then reduced to the sugar point
In vacuum pans. II is then poured iuto
coolers, where it granulates. 1t is then
prepared for market by separating the sir
up by centrifugal machines.
The locality of Fond du Lac seems to
embrace all the requisites to make the
manufacture of sugar prominent feature
there q soil of black sandy loan, under
laid with friable red clay. resting on gravel;
abundance of pure soft water, obtained
from arteslan wells, bored to depth of
100 feet, giving strong flow of water for
three or four feet above the surface cheap
fuel obtained at low price from the nu-
merous saw mills i'll the neighborhood
cheap and abundant labor, which is always
obtainable IN the town at few hours no.
tice, and both railroad and water communi.
catiCn with the outer world.
The beets are planted fifteen inches
apart, each way, and have been cultivated
the past year, almost entirely by hand La
Dor another season. with Increased acres
suitable machinery will be introduced into
the field culture.
With the light we now have on the sub
ject, it seems as though there was no in
dusirial enterprise in the West, deserving
OF more attention or more sure of giving
good returns for the capital invested, and
the day seems not distant when the great
West will be supplied with sugar from
home factories. and then turn the tide to.
wards the sea-boarJ, eventually driving
foreign sugar from our markets. Prairie
Fdrmer.
FEEDING ANIMALS AND FEEDING THE Sor1.
The Western Stock Journal has the fol- |
lowing: 1t requires no great experience 10 |
any one that the farmer who only |
half feeds his stock realizes but little if any |
more than half the profits realized by him |
who feeds well. The person who feeds his |
COWS amply and judiciously, will be |
likely to obtain twice as much milk as he |
who feeds sparingiy, and with food not |
adapted to their wants. So the person who |
leeds his swine with what is suited to their |
nature. and up to the full extent of their |
corporal abilities of fdigesting, will be likely |
to obtain double the weight of pork over
him who feeds sparingly and without ref |
erence to their nature and their habits |
And, In both cases, the increased cost of the
t1ax- &c n
creased amount of remuneration. Hence it |
is clear that one person in raising stock may
lose money may not get back the cost of
Iced and outlay-while another person in
the same business may make money; the
growth of his stock far exceeding the cost
Of feed ond other expense.
The profits of stock raising are precisely
analogous in principle to the remuneration
from cutivating the soil, the amount de-
pending on the manner in which it has been
ertilized. Animals may be over-fed, or
led so injudiciously, that diminishing profit
will be realized. So, In manuring the soil
But it is clear the soil should have all the
ood it needs; if deficient in any particular
for producing q crop it should
De supplied. Hence the importance of
carefully outstanding all the fertilizing ele-
nents produced on the farm, and returning
hem to the soil that its productive quail
les may not be impaired.
To CLEAN PAINr.-There is a very simple
method to clean almost any kind OF paint
hat has become dirty, and if our house
wives should adopt it, it would save them
| great deal of trouble. Provide plate,
With some of the best whiting to be had,
md have ready some clean warm water,
x1,s o( l,.l< \ a.
water, and squeeze nearly dry; then take
Is much whiting as will adhere to it, apply
t to the painted surfac, when O little rub
,ing will instantly remove any dirt or
,rease. After which, wash the part well
With clean water. rubbing it dry with soft
,tamois. Paint thus cleaned looks as well
Is when first laid on, without injury to the
most delicate colors. 1t is far better than
Using soap, and does not require more than
half the time and labor Coachnlqkers'
Journal
To ROAST TURKEY-Wash the turkey
,ver night. When ready to roast, rub
I dry in the inside. and sprinkle in little
pepper. Make stuffing of two-thirds wheat
,read and one-third corn bread, rubbed
inc, and softened with butter aud beaten
d yolk of an egg, and seasoned with salt,
,epper, parsley and celery. Mix the stuff
ing well together, and fill the turkey. Rub
he breast of the turkey with salt, pepper
nd butter. Have water and lard in your
tripping pan, and baste often. 1t will re-
Iaire three hours to roast Pea fowl and
,uinea fowl are roasted and dressed in the
anne way.
PoTATo PUDDNa.-Cook in water two
quarts and half of fine potatoes and mash
hem through fine colander. Nix them
hen with quar.er-pound OF melted butter
nd the same quantity of pounded sugar
When the mixture is thorough, add six
ggs, beaten as if for an omelette, glass
# brandy, and pound of Zante currants
dix again, turn the whole into cloth, tie
I that the pudding may not escape. Put
t to cook in boiling water, boil for quar-
er of an hour. take it out of the cioth.-li
Jet it on dish, and serve it bathsd in
auce made of a glass of wine, in which su-
,ar and melted butter have been mingled
PLAIN CAKE. Two cups of -four, one
up of soda, two eggs, one half cup of but
er. halt cuD of sweet milk half n feasrooy,. |