Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-11-24


We have stock as follows: Hofs 10, mich
cows %, 2-year-old heifers 10. 2-year-old
steers 3. yearling heifers 10. yearling steers
r. calves g. old hogs IS May shotes %. July
shotes 90, yoke Of oxen l. bull /. stock hog l.
sheep Us.
The following has been raised on the farm
this year: Oats 1850 bushels, estim ated corn
1900 bushels. potatoes 2.07l bushels. peas 200
bushels. beans 30 bushels, hay 100 tons, man
giles 400 bushels. onions I50 bushes. sweet
corn 80 bushels. cabbage 5000 heads. cucum-
beers barrels. tomatoes $50 bushels carrots
155, parsnips %. white turnips 100 bushels
Hubbard squash 800, Lima beans 10 bushels
kohl rabbi rs bushels, ruta baga so bushels
golden wax beans 20 bushels. satisfy 20 bus b.
els. celery, lettuce. radishes and caulifowe IS
an abundance for both institutions
We have made 2,512 lbs butter and gather
ed something over 1900 dozen Of eggs. raised
3s5 chickens and 50 turkeys, made 20 barrels
soft soap, 1875 lbs hard soap. We have gath
cred % bushels Of strawberries and put mp
32s quarts goOseberries, us ats. blackberries
175 qts. raspberries, grapes y gallons. toma-
toes 545 qts.. corn 365 qts. Preserved Is gall
Ions tomatoes, besides plums pie plant,
gooseberries and other fruit preserves in
smaller quantities.
The sewing department has made 102 dress
es, lib skirts. drawers 40 pairs, 65 chemises, 10
night dresses AS pillow cases, 115 sheets. 25
shalns. 1877 mems shirts, i56 pairs mittens cot
ton flannel underwear men's-35 suits, rs pairs
socks knit. curtains 80, roller towels Is. at
tendants' towels 30. tea towels 14S. besides
kitchen aprons bibs, bedticks comforters
quits and bed pads
zoos visitors have registered at the asylum
the past year.
There has beenIhauled out on the farm over
500 loads Of manure and crops of all kinds
have been a bountiful yield.
1t is with gratitude we again thank the w
c. T. q. of Platteville. for reading matter
furnished SO regularly every Saturday, also
for abundance of flowers sent to each and
all on flower mission day; they were much
appreciated by the inmates of both institu-
tions. Our thanks are also due Hon. Judge
Ciementson for a large box of books, from
which our patients found much interesting
reading matter and was highly appreciated;
thanks are also due Mrs Geo. Brown, of
Woodman, Mrs. John Wright, Jr.. Mrs. Jas.
Webb, Mrs. Miller. and L. G.. Wheeler of
Lancaster, for magazines and books
During the past year we have found our
employees steady, industrious and trustwor-
thy, doing all that is required of them, and
giving entire satisfaction. and to whom our
acknowledgements are due.
To Or. f. NJ. Cronin we desire to render our
thanks for his devotion to, and care OF those
in need of medical attentions, and to the
hearty cooperation which has charact erized
his official relation with the managem emit of
the institution.
And to you our Board of Trustees, " e wish
to tender our sincerest thanks for your ready
assistance and generous provision for the
numerous wants of these unfortunate peo-
pie, who depend wholly upon their officers
for kind treatment. and Q comfortable home.
All of which is respectfully submitted
JAMES and ELIZA ANDERSON.