The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-09-07
Some Fine Crops At The Reform
School.

school.
The Executive Board of the
State Reform school. held very
pleasant session at the school,
beginning Tuesday morning and
closing yesterday afternoon. The
members present were: Rev d. S.
Hammond, President; Hon. JAS
w. Flynn, DIR q. A. Newton and
Mr.. II. l.. Buokey. Aside from
the routine business transacted,
the Board inspected the work so
far accomplished On the construc
tion of the proposed new central
dining hall. and approved the
work, approving also every plan
offered by the efficient superin-
tendent of the school. Mr.. o E.
Darnell, in regard to the construc-
tion of the proposed building.
The dining hall will be erected on.
a fineplot of ground just west of
the Administration building, and
when completed will prove great
convenience and help to the school.
The brick for this building is
being manufactured at the school,
is of very fine grade and will
represent an immense saving to
the state as it precludes all necsssi-
ty of purchasing brick of any
description necessary to the struc.
tore. Bids for the erection of this
hall were received some time ago
at the SCHOOL, but they were ali
much in excess of the amout ap
propriated by the state for the i'm.
provement SO the giving of the
contract has been postponed until
some future date. The Executive
Board made close inspection of
the entire property, approved the
new shower baths that are now
being placed. visited the farming
field, the truck gardens, the brick
plant, and, in fact, looked into the
condition of every department of
this we'll conducted institution,
finding everything in "apple pie
order" and eacn department under
careful supervision and we'll oon-
Quoted There are many people
who are not aware of what the
boys of this school accomplish
yearly in the way of raising farm
and garden products For instance,
enough potatoes will be raised this
season to supply the school
throughout the year, the gardens
being more productive this season
than at any time in the history of
the school. Already this year over
100 bushels of green beans have
been consumed at the school, and
when the several Drops of this
vegetable will have nlatured and
been used, the total will reach fully
400 bushels. The strawberry
patch yielded this year 135 gal.
Ions; the cultivated raspberries
measured up so gallons; twenty
one thousand young onions were
consumed during the months of
June and July, and there will be
75 bushels of this product left over
for winter use; the corn fields are
proving very productive this year;
the cabbage and tomato patche
are yielding quite heavily. and Of
the latter product several thousand
quarts will be canned for winter
use. Beside the above, large crops
of lettuce, radishes, beets, pees.
oucumbers, &c., were raised, sup
plying the school with a constant
menu of the best vegetables The
hay crop on the school farm will
also be quite fine this year, furnish
ing enough food for the live stock
to carry it through the winter.
All of this farming and gardening
is of course carried on by the boys
of the school, under the direction
of the efficient instructors.-Graf.
ton Sentinel.