Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31
Committee on PRINTING.

Lewis CralgO and Ed. HeathcOte. -
Meet in Circuit Court Room.
On motion of Mr. Mathews JOS. T.
Bennett was elected Vice Chairman of
the Board
Mr.. j. B. Mauer, chairman of the
Trustees of the Asylum and County
Home, presented in the annual report
of the Trustees. 1t is as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
of the Grant County Hospital and
County Home:
Gentlemen:-We herewith present
the following annual report of the Su-
perintendent and Matron for the year
ending June, 80, 1913:
Movement of population IN the
Male Female Total
No in hospital July l., % 60
No. received during
the year ... L
No. died died during the 70 . y
No transferred during
year .....
Total loss .. 1 2
No. remaining in hos
pital June 30, 1913. Az 26 6S
The number of weeks board fur
nished to Grant county patients is %
1852 for those who pay nothing, and
for those who pay some 521-3, making
the total number Of weeks board
2,977-5.
The average cost per week for each
inmate exclusive Of the interest on
Expected receipts from state
for Grant county insane. $3,9S3.S7
Expected receipts from state
for Crawford county insane 1855
Expected receipts from state
for Lafayette county insane 1914
Expected receipts from state
for state at large insane. 1,127.05
Total .$6,O27.S2
We expect to receive from the
county, cities and villages. .$4,4 30.S3
Due from private patients. 1884
Total expected receipts. .$1O,5S6.99
Movement of Population in the
County Home.
Male Female Total
No. in County Home
June 80, 1912 ......21 Is Sc
No received during
the year ......... 8 8
No discharged during
No died during the
year -......... .
No remaining in Co.
Home June 80, 1873 10 80
Capacity of Home with
out overcrOwding. 80 "a 50
Total number of weeks board fur
nished to inmates of Home, 1,794-6.
Cost per week for each inmate, $2.26.
At this rate there is chargeable
to the county, cities, towns
and villages S4, 4S0.S3
Due from private patients 1884
Total .$4,559.17
Fruit preserved during the year
Apples, $50; apples picked, 30 gal;
cherries, p qts; currant jam, AZ OTIS;
currant jelly, SO qts;; gooseberriesa.
DTS; tomatoes canned, 1,416 qts,; plums
1874 canned, preserved, $50 OTIS; plum
jelly, 80 OTIS; strawberries canned, l.
COS DTS; jam, SO OTIS; peaches canned,
salad As gal; chilli sauce, sc gal; car
rots, 80 qts;; grapes canned, BAT OTIS;
preserved, 2lS qts.; jelly 40 OTIS; to-
bbs beans bbs ga beaGg
So gal; chopped pickles, So gal; cauli-
flower picked, "a gal; sauerkraut, 6
bills; watermelon preserved, "a gal;
picked, 20 gal. pineapple canned, 80
qts.; raspberries canned sos qts.; jam
60 qts.; blackberries, 327 OTIS; grape
conserve, 22 qts.; gooseberries in con-
ser 1Leod Is gts.; grape Jelly, 81 gtS5.:
wild grapes for pie, SO gal; pears
canned, 1913 OTIS.
Produce of the farm, ETC.. Apples,
bu.; navy, SO bu.; cabbage, 5000 head;
carrots, 316 bu.; caulif1ower, 500 head;
celery, $500 head; sweet corn, lis bu.;
cucumbers, 80 bu.; lettuce, 5000 head;
watermelon, 500; musk melon, $50;
onions, 2O2 bu.; peas, IS bu.; radishes,
% bu.; squash, 1000; turnips, 256 bu.;
tomatoes. ITO bu.; grapes, 95 bu.; black
berries s. 40 ou;i raspberriess; 40 69 ~;
bu; potatoes, 1,16S bu.; parsnips,. SO
bu; satisfy, "a bu.; mangles, SO bu.;
winter iradishes, 8 bu.; horse radish, 8
field corn, 4,075 bu.; oats, 1890 bu.; bar
ley, S35 bu.; hay, 100 tons; eggs, 1890
dozen; butter made and used, 4,47O lbs;
soft soap made and used, SO bbls:;
amount of stock slaughtered and used,
beef, $500 lbs; hogs, A head, 11,440
lbs; turkeys, z; ducks, 60; chickens,
81; geese 3.
Live stock on hand June 80, 1913
Mich cows, So; steers-16 head of 2
years old, 1 year old, 81 head; calves,
A.; l bull faattening hogs, "a head;
old sheep, 80 head; lambs, AZ; driving
team, 1; work horses, s: mules, 1 span;
chickens. 800; ducks, 20; turkeys, 12;
young, 40; geese, s.
Articles made in the sewing ROOM
Aprons, 1O4; dresses, 70; mems shirts,
11S; chemises, 2S night gowns, Al;
sheets ~, d9S; pillow slips 286; shams
ticks a 45 Curtains Gpth 2 t9 Sndx BAGS aeS
corset covers, Is; waists 16; quilts, 81;
bed pads, 80; petticoats, 30; caps, 8.
We have made the following i'm
provements and purchased the follow
ing machinery:
Two sewing machines .......$ $500
Dump wagon .......... 1880
Reaper 10000
Grass mower ...... 1850
Hay tedder 5000
Cement work on wagon and
machine shed " $3.50
mi how frY.
chine shed ...... 633.1O
Two heating stoves ..... $500
Screens for County Home .... 1915
Hay rake 24.00
Potato digger ........ 1900
Surrey sleigh ....... 71.25
Painting in County Home $50. 1925
Storm sash for County Home. 1922
Gasoline Engine ...... 1880
Feed mill 1850
Wagon $500. .......... 400
m, 1otdI ''.:'............ .$1,o11.4f
The close of the year finds US look