The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-03-03

life. It does not necessarily follow,
that the increase of knowledge renders
the subject more moral; where there is
q bad heart, there is a bad life. A true
education embraces knowledge not
only of science, but of righteousness
and the reformation of a bad boy is
hopeless, unless we have a hold upon
his sympathy and conscience. We feel
confident that good pr rogress has been
made in universal knowledge, and at the
same time many have been made to see
and to feel the benefits Of true gOdly
life"
The number of youth remaining in
the institution on the first of Novom-
ber, 1862, was 195-number received
during the year ending the first of last
November, 90; total for the year 254.-
Number that left during the year 76--
total remaining on the first of last No
vember, 178. During the year there
were nine escapes--most of these oc-
curing during the excitement caused
by the Morgan raid, aud a portion Of
those who escaped went into the army.
The health of the inmates has been re-
markable, and but one death has occur
ed since the occupancy of tho Farm -
The ages of those admitted during the
past year range from eight to eighteen
and the causes of committal were:
grand larceny 8, petit larceny 24, burg
larry IS, incorrigible Is, vagrancy 2,
horse stealing l, manslaughter l shoot
ing with intent to kill 1, opening mails
total GO.
OF the management of the Farm, the
Gardeners Report gives very favora-
bio statement. Eighteen acres were
devoted to the growth of garden veg
otablcs. The peach, apple, pear, cherry
and plum orchards cover surface of
108 acres, and II $3.50 trees. The vine.
yard covers 8 acres-tho nursery 7 acres
strawberries 3--raspberries l acre.
currants half an acre-gooseb berries
one-fourth Of an acre. The Farm is
being fenced with hedges, and up to the
date of the report 420 rods had heen
planted. OF the general farm results,
the gardener reports:-"Although the
season was comparatively unfavorable
for the growth of vegetables, we have
the pleasure of saying that, after an
abundant supply through tho summer
and fall months, we have now on hand
all that can be used during the coming
winter.
"The fruit crop with us, was not
abundant. Of apples, peaches and
cherries about half crop. OF grapes,
strawberries, raspborries and currants
the yield was very good. I must say
few words in regard to the beautiful
crop of grapes. We had less than Il
acres in bearing, with about third
of the vines showing fruit for the first
time. We furnished six bushels of
grapes for table use, and one hundred
and ffty-fve for making wine,- which
produced 43O gallons of mast, or new
wine. The orchards, the vineyards,
and the gardens have rapidly increased
in extent and fertility during the year,
while the general health and thrifty
growth of the trees and plants have
been excellent. The trees and plants
set out in permanent orchard during
the year, with loss of three per cent.
we're 1900 peach, $50 dwarf pear, $40
standard pear, and 10 cherry trees, l.
900 grape-vines, 2 acres of strawberry
and ] acre raspberry plants.
"The nursery next claims our atten
ton, and would say that no branch of
industry is so well adapted to the best
intc rest of the institution, whether con
sidered as a source of income or as an
auxiliary in reforming the unfortunate
youths in our charge. 1t affords large
amount of light and highly interesting
labor for the boys, which they learn with
rapidity, and always find them de-.
lighted when working among the little
trees and plants. From tho 20 bushels
of peach seeds planted in November,
1862, we have grown $4,000 beautiful
plants from 3 to feet in height. Du-
ring the first half ofSep tember they were
budded with choice varieties from the
bearing orchards, Two buds were set
in each plant, thus requiring the set
ting of 100000 buds, which was done
by twenty-four boysin twelve days,
working 81 hours per day, and l can
assure you no one has expressed SO
much satisfaction in regard to our sue
cess as the boys who performed the work