The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-03-18

| sack of Irish potatoes has been plant
ed. Oats, beans. squash, okra and Gu
| cumbers, and garden generally, are
doing very well. There are "a head Of
hogs and pigs on the farm, for which
sweet potatoes and vegetables Of diff
ferent kinds are daily boiled, and W, en-
cool given the hogs at the close of the
day. The hogs are doing well. The
mich COWS are fed on velvet beans
and shucks, are doing we'll and furnish
for the inmates of the farm. In this
| connection it may be interesting to
some to state the different vocations
! on the farm of its different inmates.
! Mr.. Lawson gathers vegetables, feeds
the poultry and boils feed for hogs
| and when the cook strikes or quits he
| does the cooking. Mr.. Leaman con-
| ducts Mr.. Richardson. blind, and
| Smith to the woods where trees have
| been cut down, where, under the di
| rection of Mr.. Leaman, trees are priz-
| ed up. Leaman sets the saw and
| grinds it until started and the other
| two saw off the blocks, which they
| manage to split i'm convenient size for
! the different fire places-nine in all.
| Mr. Richardson sometimes assumes to
| direct, but Mr.. Leaman protests by
! saying he Will not be bossed by any
~,
harmony and keep a superabundance
! Of wood on hand. They spend the at
ternoon at other things. At this time
they shell pindars for planting. Tn
Gle Jimmie amuses himself by keeping
water pumped for the stock, and in
keeping x-Superintendent Freyer-
muth's hog wallow' ahoat The old
man, Brackas, seats himself on the
front of his quarters and spends his
time in mending the clothes, etc, of
the old negroes and putting in a word
with every passer-by that will pause
to talk with him. The other old man
is too infirm to do any labor. The above
as happy as the majority of the hui
man family. All of their actual neces-
stiles are supplied. Six or eight adj
ditional inmates could be cared for
with only a slight additional cost to
what the present inmates cost. I trust
the citizens of the county will aid us
in getting that number Of worthy ad-
ditional inmates. 1t is false modesty
i'm anyone who is too inhrm to support
himself by manual labor to feel hui
inflated in accepting the benefits of
the poor farm as an inmate. 1t has
been provided for that class of our fell |
low citizens and should be appreciated !
as such.
Expenses for the month Of February
superintendent salary, $35; regu- !
lar field hand, $13; extra field hand, |
spreading fertilizer, etc, $3.50: cook |
for the month. $3.50; washing and |
ironing, 81. Total amount of regular
expenses, $6S.40.
Incidental Expenses
J. MalIoy. for crates. 1921; two gal. |
Ions of Warnelps insect exterminator.
50; freight on same. $1.72; A. Brown
and Bro, groceries, and 1000 pounds
cottonseed meal, 1855: Geo. X Robin
son, 24OO pounds Of fertilizer $4L2O; |
Marion Hardware Co, $315; Ocala |
Wagon Works. resetting horse shoes.
40c.; Tydngs and Co, drugs, $2.4O;
East Florida Ice Co. $3.50; Rheinauer
and Co. $4.1O; McIver and MacKay. 81.
Total. $S3.S3. Amount total of expens-
es. $152.23.
Credit by sale Of produce, potatoes
and vegetables sold. 1888: one barrel
syrup, 80 gallons. 4Oc. per gallon,
$3.50; potatoes and vegetables, 1892.
Total $22.5O.
The net expenses for March. includ-
ing 1900 pounds fertilizer, $129.73.
Respectfully submitted,
II. w. Long, Com. in Charge.
a communication having been re-
ceiyed from Mr.. NJ. Atkinson. with ref.
erence to the county building a cause
way across the arm of pond near his
field, was considered by the board, and
matter referred to Mr.. Long. the chair
man of the board, with power to act.
Bond of JOS Lucius, road overseer.
district No. 3. was approved.
Upon motion it was ordered that SO
per month be appropriated for the ben.
eft of deformed child of w. d. Fort.
A communication from the comp
trOller was received with reference to
the payment of witness before grand !
jury, and said matter was referred to
the county attorney, R. A. Burford. for
Report of commission to lay out road |
from terminus of MarteI hard road to
st. Johns church was received and
unOu motion adOpta1