Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-11-29
poruLArIoN oF AsYLuM.
No. State at large.

bills audited by YOU monthly during
the year, and the receipts viii appear
upo'' the report of the Treasury.
ne matters rs to the health and
sanitary conditions are properly for
the report Of the visiting Physician.
who has made his regular visits, and
also special visits upon call. We be-
lieve that the various improvements
made by YOU or br us under your adj
vice and sanction have been great
benefit in health. comfort and econ
omy and we do not think the cost .of
the improvement for health, comfort
or attractive home-like appearance, is
so much money wasted, Our sewing
room, which has been removed to the
second story, we find great improve
ment and convenience. We continue
to employ all who are able to work, in
doors or out, whenever or wherever
they can be made useful, and no COM
pulsory measures are needed, and the
amount of work accomplished is great
in the aggregate.
A night watch and day watch en-
ployed have afforded a greal mersure
of relief to the minds of those in
charge, and to these, and to all who
are, and have been employed as at
tendants or otherwise, we feel grateful
for their diligence IL their several sta
tions.
There is no great change in the
quantity of stock on hand at the close
OF this year. We have . horses, 4
two-yem-old heifers, s steers. lS year
lings. 19 calves, 36 hogs, 1870 shotes.
We have threshed $3.50 bushels
oats, Is bushels rye, and estimate
corn crop 1000 bushels, and potatoes
1000 bushels.
We have raised 100 bushels carrots,
90 bushels beets, 100 bushels mangles,
IS bushels onions, so bushels kohl
rabi, 275 bushels tomatoes, 20 bushels
parsnips, 10 bushels peas, 20 bushels
beans. 80 bushels sweet corn, 25
bushels radishes, 100 bushels turnips,
4 barrels cucumber pickles. 1000 head
of cabbage, 10 leads of squash. Musk
melons and water melons, all that
both institutions could Use during the
melon season. anu also raised many
minor products of the garden for use
in season.
We also raised quantity of small
fruit which we used as required. and
have canned for future use. as fol
| lows:
Thirty-ive quarts raspberries, IL
quarts olackberries, 65 quarts goose
berries, 250 quarts grapes, 3S5 quarts
tomatoes, barrels saurkraut, have
made 1900 pounds butter, and gath
cred 6S4 dozen eggs.
While the men have been working
in the field and garden. the women
have been employed in household
duties. and in addition to the regular
mending and patching. there has been
made during the year 123 DRESSES, 81
skirts, % night-dresses, Is chemises,
SO drawers, 1872 aprons. 1873 towels,
! y table cloths, 1877 shirts. 6S roller
towels. IS bed ticks, 1873 pillow cases,
50 comforters, 10 lambrequins, rs
sheets. 80 ties, Il pillow shams. 60
pairs knit socks, / pairs mittens.
The number of visitors who have
registered are 683
We again thank you for your kind
ness and consideration during the
past year, and hope for continuation
of the good feeling which has existed
in the past between all who are
charged with any responsibility to-
pard our unfottunattse
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted JAMES ANDERSON, Supt.
ELIZA ANDERSON. Matron.