The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-09
THE CONFEDERATE o NJ
The Annual Report Of this Grand
Institution.

Home, from which we CLEAN the follow
ing items: There are mt present 1l3
veterans on the roll. Since the Home
was established, 22O have been enrolled.
There have been twenty-fOur deaths.
There have been siXty-three withdraw
ais, and twenty explosions. The average
age of the inmates is sixty-four and
one-half years. The buildings are valued
at S34 1857, household goods at S4,9i4,-
81, improvements at 81 ,7sS. 73, live stock
at So sol SO, farm products at 50, 1913. 10,
farm machinery at S5l9. The Home
library contains 1901 bound volumes
and 1,O9S pamphlets. Below we give
the general report OF the superintendent
Mr.. II. W. Cassell:
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The past season has not been a pro-
pitious n for the agriculturist, and
the farm department Of the Home suf-
fered some considerable losses i'm con-
sequence. Our clover meadow Of two
years standing was completely destroyed
by a sudden freeze in April, after the
new growth had attained a height of
three or four inches. The lend was
immediately re-sOwn 10 clover and
timothy, but, for some unknown cause,
it failed to catch. The field was again
plowed, put in fine condition, and seeded
to millet, hoping thereby, as a last
resort, to raise hay enough to winter our
cattle and other stock, but again we
were disappointed. Although the seed
terminated. and we had a fine prospect
for an abundant harvest, the pestiferous
chinch bugs moved in by the million,
and, aided by the drouth, made a clean
finish. 1 am glad to report that the
same field is now covered with wheat
aud fall-sown timothy. We have forty
acres Of wheat that promises we'll.
The sixty acres planted to corn yielded
1925 bushels, making an average Of
forty-three and three-four ths bushels
per acre-a pretty fair yield for a dry
season.
We are clearing up the brush land
inclosed in the pasture, and will plant
| oOOoS s"Ohsy v aACACo III biO b1ukO III
corn, next spring. By autumn we hope
to have q part Of the farm, north Of the
main building, turned into pasture.
While many Of our neighbors have
had the misfortune to lose hundreds of
hogs, by cholera and other diseases, l
am glad to report that ours are still IN
good health. Believing in the old adsge
that ian ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound Of cure" I treated them in
advance.
We planted, last May, 5000 straw
berries, 1000 blackberries, 100 rasp-
berries, 500 asparagus, and 200 grapes.
They received thorough cultivation. but
from some cause tperhaps the drouth)
only a few ~blackberries or raspberries
survived the summer. The Strawberries
made an exceptional lnc growth. and
daily attract the attention OF passers-by.
Our thanks are due to Messrs. Teub-
ner & Aull, proprietors OF the Lexlng-
ton Nurseries for q liberal donation of
nursery stock, and other favors.
Next summer we will have a large
surplus of strawberries, tomatoes. sweet
corn, ETC., and ] recommend the pur-
chase OF a %''cannery,' to cost $3.50 to
$500, which will enable us to can our
own supplies for winter use. The Home
labor can u this plant without any
additional expense.
We intend to plant several hundred
fruit trees, and reset the blackberries
and raspberries in the spring; and we
take this opportunity to give notice to
our friends in the nursery business, in
advance, that donations in that line
will be duly appreciated.
Some much needed fencing and thing
has been accomplished during the
autumn past, greatly to the financial
interests of the Home.
The lawn surrounding the main
building has been planted with ever
greens, Towering shrubs. shade and
ornamental trees, and is already beglR-
ming to add to the beauty Of the grounds.
The old, eight-rOom farmhouse has
been repaired and painted, and another
Don added, and is now used for al
hospital.
We are brought under obligations to
the Missouri Pacific Railway Company
for the siding and flag station given us.
The latter, taking effect on the first Of
last November, is proving a great
accommodation to this institution and
to its friends. AL persons visiting us
In the future, by the above route. can
get OF and on ut the Confederate Home
Station"
1t is proper to call attention to the
several auxiliaries Of the Daughters
OF the Confederacy." mentioned in
detail elsewhere, who have, through the
suggestions Of your superintendent.
been instrumental In clothing our old
veterans in q handsome uniform suit of
gray. This matter was FIRST mentioned
to Mrs. II. +. Wilson. president, and
Mrs. Alexander Lobb, secretary, of the
Kansas City Daughters of the Confed-
eracy," while On q visit 20 the Home in
May last. To this these ladies responded
by Immediately going to work, and by
the tenth of September we had the Salts
faction Of seeing our aged veterans
clothed In their tailor-made uniforms.
Twenty eight hundred and twenty
eight visitors have left their autographs
upon our register, during the year, rep
resenting almost every state from the
Atlanti- to the Pacific and from the
lakes to the gulf. Among the many
distinguished guests, w were glad to
welcome Hon. John B. Gordon, late
Lieutenant General of the Confederate
army, who spent a night and a part Of
o day with us, and delivered a happy
address to the citizens of the Home.
We find among u visitors and well.
wishers a large number of members Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, who
have not only favored us with many
expressions of kindness, but are assist
ing us in a more substantial! and mate
rial way.
The beneficiaries of our Home, for
the most part, often express themselves
as being grateful to the people of the
state for generously providing them
with a home in their old age.
Judging from the number of letters
received during the past few weeks, 70.