Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-05-06
Trustee Matthew's
Monthly Report

70 The Honorable Board OF Tsus-
lees, Msssissirri STATE Pealtenti-
a-y.
Gsndsusa:-
I submit tie following report Of
nv Inspections of the various
state farms since our last meet
inE, tO-wit.
Friedman. Farming operations
here are al least ten DAYS in
advance of last ye1r. There are
good stands OF cotton and corn
and the crops are least half work
ed out. The c0ayicts are IN good
hsalIh.
/ found some complaints az
Camps Nos. 8. 40, II, and -
bur after an iavsstlc alton Of eaen
OF these complaints. ( found moth
irg Of a serious nature. 1t some
u the camps. I found 10 spoons
are furnished the c0nviess 10 eat
with recommend that an ample
supply OF spoons be purchased AZ
once.
Some OF the ssocz a. sone Of
he camps are not Il god eon6i-
ton partly caused y hard E'ow-
ing and .c- lack o. sufficient hay.
We are TOW contemplating the
: installation OF d light plant for
: this farm. | heartily favor this
:, and think tle sooner i IS done,
the better Our saw mill has been
a remodeled and Is o in nns
SHAPE and doing GOOD work
u There is q fine lot OF good bricI
10 on hand at the brick yard and
Is recommend that We sell 100 90
ID Sergeant Searcy Is taking care o
Ct this job.
Belmont: am glad 70 repor
81 that everything On this farr
1y seems 70 be in excellent condition
rs | found no complaint from eitae
P of the 50 men and not one c
\ them was sick. TIE farming
-g well advanced. Good stands {
est corn and cotton and good deal c
ire Il worked out. The oat and whe:
crops are looking fine. The stoc
he are IN good condition.
nd Sergeant Grantham has mad
ng some wise Improvements on IN.
ant farm and | think he IS entitled
he praise by this Board for he
ire managing affairs md 4 ia
ne sized cotton crop planted on II
farm The Superintendent h;
nor transferred 10 mares from {.
ar Oakley ard Rankin farms 70 th
md farm They are doing good wor
der taking the plses Of 10 nul
ace transferred 70 The Parchms
5v farm | heartily endorse N
her action on the part o. The Superb
Ind tendsn.-
did Rankin. On ny visit at q
the Rankin Farm. | found the geaer
i've conditions good. The men a
healthy and as wei satIs5e
ave apparently, as men could be
ore De in the penitentiary- hea
no complaints The stock are
ent line condition. found quite
iful nice lot OF colts and young caIvs
iere all showing up we'll. There a
oys splendid stands Of corn and O
00k crop IS looking hne In fact
day found everything in a splend
condition.
vas Oakley. At this farm. I foul
4 of the situation better than Ia
did month. / found no complain
ERE among the men, One man Is 81
0rk in the cage / found that 70
and men bad been transferred fro
srs, this 10 the Rankin Farm. IT
aud stock are in much better conC
his, ton than last mouth, as {
iei- pastures are now fine. In fac
found everything in a splead
and condition..
- Oakley Hospital: Tue aonc
an lions - the Oakley Hospital a
Ter, good. There are still a few cas-
'ect Of Consumption Sergeant Fol
1en seems { be attentive and to II
Of these un~fortunales the necessa
n care The cages are clean al
are kept IN a sanitary condition.
ea- Sale Of the Cotton: 1 consid
the sale of the I27 bales
md cotton TO Boyce L Co, 91-4 cen
les a gcoc price, as this cotton W;
1er VI rather a low grade
IN Respectfully Submitted.
Fry r. T. MATHEWS
Trustee, A0r.lera Usssrse