The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-08


and forty State convicts-all negroes
whose terms run all the way from two
months to a lilo sentence. Captain Perry
has had charge of this camp ever since the
work began on the college. lie has en-
ploycd under him eighteen guards who are
paid $i5 per month with board and wash
ing furnished by the State. While the
convicts arc compelled to work regular and
steady, they are well fed and show that
many Of them arc in better condition than
they were Mt home. The stockudc has
been increased in size and the men have
plenty OF fresh mir, and yet will be kept
warm enough enough in cool weather.
There is room twenty by forty feet set
apart as hospital. 1t is provided with
better cots than the regular quarters. The
sick are kept clean and everything possible
done to alleviate their suffering, both by
nurses and the surgeon, who comes every
them. The bill of fare consists
pork and beef alternately, corn
gctablcs and soup occasionally,
r. They havc.thci meals ut 6,
IL anu . ovcry day in tho year. At tho
time or the visit of the SENTINEL repre-
sentative, there were sixteen in the hospit
ai' Out fatalities have been light only three
or 10ur have died at this camp and were
buried in the graveyard once used for scr.
wants of the Calhoun estate.
STOCK.
There is now kept on the farm at Glenn
son, and for hauling building material, tif-
ty-scvcn head of mules. This department
ID under the control of Mr. julie Shanklin,
and the condition of the animals show that
he IS attentive and understands how to
manage mules and negroes. Besides the
old stalls and barn used last year, there has
been crectc d a tirst-class modern structure
that will hold fifty or sixty tons of hay,
besides harness and feed rooms. 1t has an
eight foot driveway the full lengrh of the
building. The hay is taken up into the
NOW, or loft, by one of the patent hay
carriers that will unload two teams of hay
IN ten minutes when properly handled. The
barn loft is now filled with provcndcr
enough to feed the mules the remainder of
bloodcd cnttle on tho farm at present, all
registered stock, from some of the best
dairy farms in the South. The stables for
the cattle are almost completed and it will
be, when done, the finest dairy barn in the
State. 1t is 4l feet wide by 225 feet in
length. One hundred head of cattle can
be housed or the lower floor, while the
second floor hos ample room for provcnder
Tor six months feed. Each COW will be
held IN her place by the patent stancheons
with which it has been fitted. This build
ing also contains the three silos built under
the supervision OF Prof. nuggar, and are
estimated to hold l20 tons of ensilapc.
which 1t IS estimated will feed one hundred
cattle Tor three months, allowing them 20
pounds each per day. Al cutting ma.
enne has been purchased for the use of
this barn. The material for the filling of
silos and oil the feed used will be raised on
the farm. Green corn and sorghum are
the principal articles used in the making of
this class of feed. The farm this year has
produced under the management of Mr.
Duggar, very fair crop of corn and a
good crop of hay. The hay which has
been put up for. the mules and horses is es-
peclally fine, comparing favorably with
the best northern article The mules and
other stock in charge of Mr.. julie Shanklin,
are in extra good condition, CONSIDERING
The large amount of heavy work done by
them for the past nine months in hauling
brick.and stone for the college buildings.
AS to the cost of the work that has been
done, and that which is yet to be done
to which will be added the many thousands
that will have TO be expended in machin-
cry, utensils and the hundred and one 9TH
er things that will yet be required to fit the
Clemson College, for use of those in charge,
1t Is too early to give them out, but that it
will be large sum no one can doubt who
has seen anything of the plans and the
amount of labor required to carry on the
work. 1T is one of the questions left
Tor the future TO solve.