, 1899-01-31

tons of onions were gathered in
the fall, besides furnishing the tables
with fresh vegetables during the sea-
son. Five hundred heaG of cabbage
were planted a an experiment. and it
was proved that they can be raised in
large quantities on the kind Of soil
found at the farm.
There were raised 200 pounds Of
carrots, two tons Of radishes, and four
ton of potatoes were gathered after
furnishing the tables during the sum
mer. Peas and rhubarb were raised on
the farm in almost unlimited quantity
and We're supplied to the tarbles twice
weekly from the time Of first bearing
to September. Thirty-fve bushels of
peas were placed in the cellar in the
fall. Lettuce was raised in abundance
and greens from the best cuttings were
on the table of the prisoners whenever
desired.
Fifteen cows and five calves have
been kept on the pasturage furnished
by the p~enitentiary farm. 1t is a gen
eral custom in all prisons to feed large
ly upon cereal foods. such as oatmeal.
rice. hominy. etc, in order TO avoid
the evil resulting from too much ami
nal food on prisoners who are closely
confined. thus preventing the f1rma-
ton of many vicious habits. These
foods are decidedly insipid if furnished
without milk. The herd of cows has
furnished an abundance of milk for
foods of this nature as well IS for
puddings, and coffee on the prisoners
tables is more palatable with a liberal
| allowance of milk each morning. The
| tables Of the guards are kept constantly
supplied with both milk and butter.
The ease with which cows have been
made productive on the excellent pas
turage of the farm has proved that milk
is a very economical food.
Fifty hogs were raised during thepast
year. They were fed on the sICps from
the kitchens, and fattened upon grain
and the %pasturage furnished by the
grain fields after harvest. These hogs
have been raised and supplied to the
conviCts and guards at an almost nom
inal money cost.
The excellent sewer connections with
the nearby Laramie river have helped
in a great measure toward the good
health of the prisoners and under this
system the sanitary conditions are
well-nigh uneXcelled. Another item
of a sanitary nature has been the *.
cellent water facilities and supply. I'm
der the present management the prison
has been connected with the city
springs by a system of piping. and the
sparkling water of those noted springs
is everywhere furnished for drinking
washing and fire purposes. The phe-
prisoners is attributed in a large mea-
sure to the excellent water furnished.
In fact there has been less sickness and
fewer deaths at this prison than else
where, only one death having occurred
in the history of the prison and none
having been pardoned out to die.
Since the establishment of the work
shops and their operation under the
present management, beginning with
April last. wherein all the able-bOdied
men have been employed when not
needed upon the farm or in the quarry,
the health and behavior of those 50
employed has been a very marked and
noticeable fact.
The quarry has furnished excellent
building stone for the new chicken
house and boiler room and an abundant
supply of stone is o%btainable within a
quarter of a mile Of the prison for all
needed improvements to the buildings.
Situated as the penitentiaIy gorunns
are upon the same kind of soil as that
at the state experiment farm at Lara
ME. there is no reason why the garden
should not furnish food and employ
ment in great abundance throughout
the years to come as they have in the
wear IaSt MAST