Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-05

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the name OF }. A. GoH was shot
by ono Of tho guards while try
ing to escape and died from the
eject OF the shot. talked with
Con soon after he ~as shot and
he did not blame anyone but
himself. Fine progress is being
made With the plows, IS being
run whom ] vas there. | heard
no complaint about the food or
treatment. The stock il looking
fairly we'll. but l would recon-.
mend the purchase Of some meal
and hulls 10 be fed to the stock
for the next few weeks. Tho q
marco Dough, for this farm ~ere
received in good shape, but some
OK them contracted colds en- route.
OAKLEY HOSPITAL.
AZ Oakley hospital, in charge
OF Sergeant FoltE, I found 81
men. 10 Of whom we're in the
hospital. No deaths have oc-
cured At the hospital since my
last report and heard no com
plants among the men. A good
many OF these unfortunate men
arc asking for pardons on &C
count OF meritorious conduct.
OAKLEY FARM.
found IS men at Oakley farm
which 10 in charge of Sergeant
Doods. These IS men are white,
and were transferred from RAN
kin farm. I did not find any OF
the men At Oakley farm sick and
did not hear any complaints ~
to food or treatment. and all of
them spoke kindly towards Ser.
gesut Dodds. I Hound the stock
on this farm in good condition.
Whom | visited this camp | found
81 Young calves not over % days
old. Twelve of these cows and
young calves were sent to Bel
mont farm for the use of the con-
yic;e.
BELMONT FApM.
At Belmont Farm in Holmes
county found everyti ing liz
good shape under the manage
tneut Of Sergeant Grantham. As
| stated in my last report, Mr..
Granthaui was short OF men, but
since then Mr.. Duvall. the Travel
Ing Sergeant. has delivered 80
men 10 Belmont farm. found
four IN the hospital. none seri-
ously sick, and the rest of the
men seemed cheerful Iestimate
that there are sixty bale. of cot.
ton to be picked on this farm.
and same would have been pick.
ed but for the gathering OF the
cane crop. recommend that
only a small cane crop be plant.
ed on Belmont farm ~ we can
raise canc on some OF the farms
that are infested with the boil
weeyil.
pARcHNAN FARM.
] spent part Of four days on the
Rsakin farm in Sunilowsr coun-
tp. Ny last inspection was on
tho c3rd. and 2l;h. A good deal
OF blowing has been done, but
THE has been hindered some on
account Of rain. OF the 400
convicts on this farm / did not
find over q dozen who we're sick.
l heard . few complaint, but
after full investie alton l fou nd
most Of the complaints without
merit. All claimed to be getting
plenty TO eat and ! did not hear
any complaints about the cook
ing. On my last visit | found
most OF the men in the cages, as
they are not required to work in
weather.
Since my last report We bought
eighty mulee for this farm The
mules were bought at Fit. Worth,
Texas, At an average prize of
S2S.S0 which think is well
worth the money. These mules
landed a. Parchman in good
shape and have been distributed
to the difieren, camps. There is
about 1000 bales OF cotton ready
to market and about 1000 yet to
gin. The ginning outfit 10 no,
sufficient TO gin the cotton raised
on his big farm, and I recon-
mend thie part OF our work be
enlarged. The superintendent
is preparing to SOW large crop
OF alfalfa, which grows fine on
some Of the land. Sold 20 cars
OF seed to Producers Cotton Oil
Co., Yasoo City, Miss, at SIS 90
per ton gin run. .Also sold to
Boyce 4 Co. 100 bales of cotton
at an average price of II cts, and
We considered this a fair price
owing TO the low grade.
after inspecting the convicts.
stock and crops on all tn. farms
| ind everything moving on 20
well as at any time since | have
been On the work.
Respectfully submitted,
p. MATTHEW'S