The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-13

refused from all the county chain
gangs in the State.
Under the law, the county supervl-
sors may take or refuse all prisoners
whose snutence does not exceed two
years; being given the right, they do
not of course take unsound prisoners.
To the health of the prisoners, care
of the sick, we give careful attention,
as we'll as all the money necessary
without stint.
In this connection I would state,
and beg to call the attention OF the
board to the fact, that the chemical
analy sis OF the drinking water at the
prison shows that both we'll and spring
are becoming more and more unsafe
year by year. The last analysis shows
the well to be decidedly unsafe and
the spring barely so. We ought, in
my Judgment, TO take some steps to-
ward getting pure water supply,
With cur fine sewerage and other
sanitary improvements, and pure
drinking water furnished, the health
of the penitentiary would be greatly
improved. For a more minute state
ment of the health and sanitary con-
dition of the prison, would refer you
ID the report of DR.. D. S. Pope.
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
The church and Sunday school
room has been overhauled and put in
good condition, with new organ
furnished. We have church services
each Sunday morning, conducted by
the chaplain, also Sunday school SER
vices in the afternoon superintended
by Messrs. Stanley and Adams with
their lady friends.
I will call your attention to the re-
port of the chaplain, Rev. A: Pope
Norris. The prisoners seem to be bet
ter satisfied, which I think is attribu-
table to the religious exercises, in
which many of them take much in.
terest. lam glad to state that good
supply of religious literature is being
furnished at small cost to the State,
being donated by friends and religious
societies.
IMPROVEMENTS AT PENITENTIARY.
New barn for cattle, wagon sheds,
cribs, stables, silos, lot fence, slaugh-
ter pens. in fact everything entirely
new in the lot has been built this
year, at cost of about $4,000.
The prison building has been ce.
mented inside the cells, new iron bed
steads with springs, for all the prison.
ers; church overhauled, and some
other minor improvements in the
yard, costing about 81, 900.
REED FARM IMPROVEMENTS.
New large prison buildings. guards
quarters, cook shed, cattle barn, ETC.,
at cost of about 50, 500; also $50 acres
of land clared and ditched.
DESAUSSURE FARM IMPROVEMENTS.
Two new bridges, prison building
improved and made more secure, new
guards quarters, large and complete,
new dining and cook room for the
managers and guards, new smoke
house, hay sheds, grist mill, engine,
boiler, and saw mill sheds, all at a
cost of about $l,5OO. Also guano
house on railway track for Reed and
DeSaussure farms, 20 feet wide, 80
feet long, good brick pillars, strong
and substantial. at a cost of $500. This
building will be used for storing
guano in bulk, direct from the cars,
which can be sacked and hauled to
the fields.
CROP STATEMENT.
The crops have not been good at
any of Our farms and especially short
at some of our share farms.
DESAUSSURE FARM-30-MULE CROP.
313 bales of cotton at $50 per
bale.. 9,39O. .OO
1895 bushels of cotton seed
at 15c.. 974.25
$40. 5000. 90
8, 1876 gallons molasses, at 2Oc 639 20
4, ,944 bushels of oats, at 40c. 1871 go
800 bushels of sweet potatoes
at 25c... 26O.UO
400 bushels of Irish potatoes
at 4Oc.................... 10000
5000 pounds of pork, at &c.. 250.U0
5000 bushels of corn, at SOC. 2,500.0
Total value farm products
made on DeSaussure farm
Q896)..................$19,O ,O91. O5
(Which is $685. per mule.)
REED FARM-30.MULE CROP.
313 bales of cotton, at $50 per
9,59U.U w
1926 bushels of cotton seed
15c. 974.25
4, 800 bushels of corn....... 100000
$500 bushels of oats, at 40c. 100000
300 bushels of peas, at 60c.. 10000
225 tons of hay and fodder
at $40 per ton............ $3.50. 90
25c. 325. 90
2,674 pounds of pork, at &C.. 70
Total value of farm products$16, 652 95
LEXINGTON FARM-10 MULE CROP.
(or $565 per mule.)
80 bales OF cotton, at $50 per
bale.. 46U.OU
500 bushels of corn, at 5Oc... 250.00
1,250 bushels of oats, at 40c.. 10000
$500 bushels of cotton seed,
at 15c. $500
25 bushels of peas, at 60c.... 1900
$50 bushels of potatoes, at Csc $3.50
Fodder. r.....,............... $500
Total value of crop. So, ,737. 50
(or $373.75 per mule.)
The four share farms were very un.