Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15

Of the state q Mississippi
State Peui,enuary:
Gentlemen:-
Isubmit 70 you my December
1913 report as the Law directs in
my inspection ci the diffsrsa.
farms I found rs follows:
At Parchnan farm found the
convicts healthy, we'll clothed
and well fed. The c ookin
seemed to be good and I heard
no complaint aboutit. The men,
as = rule, seem more cheerful
than usual and they ali seemed
to have enjoyed their Christmas
which was furnished By til e
Beard, consisting Of cigars ssr-
dines, craRckers and IAN q y.
This seemed 10 have a tendency
to make the unfortunatss acSe
cheerful and better satisfIed. /
0unb very few in the hospital
and the general health # n c
ifierert camps seemed 10 be
good. Fair hesdway has been
made in picking the cotton on
Parchmau farm There is about
1900 bales OF cotton We. To BE-
picked but if there is bad wealth
r. sets in | sm afraid some Of
this cotton will be lost.
The work on the two cages n,
l and 5 is progressing rather slow.
would again RECOMMEND a
night watchmsn at the WomaE s
Cage as | think it would be ad.
visable on account Of intruders
and fire.
would also recommend an ice
plant TO be installed on this farm.
If there was an ice plant at
Parchman there conld be install.
ed a cold storage plant which
would save thousands OF dollars
in a way of saving frseh meat.
This ice plant would not cost any
too much as the work could be
done by the men.
At the Belmont farul I found
everything in ID b 4 p c.
Found four sick in Hospital With
chiIls and fever. I found no
complaints among the conviets
about their food or treatment.
Picking cotton is being pushed
and my estimate is about 200
bales yet to be picked. The
stock is in good condition bur
there has not been enough hogs
raised to supply meat for t h g
farm. | think there " q g
enough corn raised at this farm
to feed the Coming year q n 4
have some for sale.
AT the Rankin farm | found
everything in good 5 II a p e.
Tners are only about - convicts
at Rankin, about 100 men having
been sent to Parchran to help
gather the cotton crop l didn't
find 4 man on the sick list and
all seemed cheerful and enjoy
Ing their c hristm mae. Mr..
O'keefe, the Sergeant had JUS,
killed 80 fine hogs and the meu
are being fed on fresh meat aud
sausage.
AL OF the live stock looks 10 be
in fine condition and | am pleas
ed to say that l did not hcar ]
complaint from any of tho men
IS to food, clothing % treatment.
AT the Oakley farm | found
everything in GOOD condition.
Most of L 9 men from this farfh
are still at Parchmaa helping
to gather the cotton there. | did
not ind q sick man and all SEEM
cd TO be cheerful.
The deep well will be coulplet-
ed in a few days which viii afford
pure fresh water 70. both men
and stock.
The live stock looks fine and
the young stock il doing we'll.
At Oakley Hospital found Il
sick men most of them suffering
with consumption. There has
! been one death since my last re-
port. fonnd DR.. Neal On tn /.
farm carefully looking after the
sick. heard no complaints ex-
cept some of the unfortuna:e
sick very anxious to get psntons
asking recommendations t. tina;
effect.
/ lean safely report conditions
better than any month since
have been a m m b er of tn,
Board, both as to the coavicts
live stock, etc.
/ On December 10Th, 1873 ",
sold 1907 bales of cotton to New'
berger Cotton Co., acd Boyce
Co., for 1925 ana .l250. On Dec
23rd We sold 20 cars cotton seeS
to Hazelhurst Cotton Oil ca
We did not sell any cotton on tn,
23rd int. for the reason h a
none OF the buyers seemed anx
ious 70 get in line.
Respectfully submitted.