Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-02-16

inmates to officers and employees be-
ing 7.9. A dairy herd of 30 cows is
maintained, valued at S3,215.1O, and
the vaiue Of milk and butter produced
this year was S2,S32.16. The entire
lam production amounted to S35, ,650-
81. Included in this were 1,640 doz-
ems OF eggs; 1870 barrels of flour;
Zl,35J pounds Of lard; 49,470 pounds
of fresh and salt meats; 1873, 1875
pounds of milk; 435 "a bushels of
green beans; lisp bushels of toma-
toes; 1887 bushels of potatoes; 982
bushels Of tuTnips; 1925 dozens of
green corn; 311 bushels of peas; 100
barrels of kraut; and there was also
produced 1928 bushels of corn, A.
$50 bushels of oats, and 1927 BUSH
els of wheat. To carry on this oper-
alton required 26 horses and 5 mules.
THE OHIO HOSPITAL FOR EPI-
LEPTICS, located one mile northeast
of Gallipolis was established in 1898.
1t was the first institution of this
character in the United States. 1t is
Quilt on the cottage plan and there are
43 buildings, % of which are used eX-
clUslvely Tor patients. The average
daily population for this fiscal year
was 1869, an increase of 10 over the
preceding year. The number of Of
ficers and employees was 134 men and
"a women, total of 228. The ratio Of
inmates to officers and employees is
SO. Buildings are valued at S775, ISL
p, and the total valuation of all pro-
perty is S1,124,050.00. Three new
cottages are being built. One new cot
age was opened last year. The instl-
tuition owns 557.72 acres of land val
Ied at $58, 8,025.00. There are 157 acres
under cultivation, and the farm and
garden products this year amounted
% S71, ,32609. A dairy herd of 119
,ows is maintained, valued at $11, ,550--
20, which produced this year 562,739
pounds of milk valued at S12,28S.86-
There were 61,207 pounds of butter
produced for use in the institution.
Raised and sold 76 calves for S801.00.
Included in the products of farm and
garden were 723 dozens of eggs; 12,-
196 pounds of lard; 246,434 pounds of
resh and salt meats; 1,780 bushels of
green beans; AZ bushels of peas; 49
1arrelh of kraut; 3,700 dozens of
gveen corn; and 2,453 bushels of toma
oes. There was also produced forage
alued at S4,976-15, including 1850
bushels of corn and 1908 bushels of
ats. To carry on this operation re-
uired Is horses and 8 mules.
THE INSTITUTION FOR FEEBLE
MINDED, located in West Columbus
vas created by an act of the Legisla-
ure in 1857, and was opened in Au-
gust of that year in rented buildings
n East Main street, now occupied by
he Home for the Friendless. It was
moved to its present location, on West
Broad street, in 1868. Realizing the
necessity of permanent care of the
feeble-minded, the legislature in 1898
appropriated funds with which to pur-
thase the Custodial farm at Orient,
| Ohio, where now there are $50 of the
older boys. The institution now owns
| 1 1,444.96 acres of land valued at ST.
| 372, ,45500, the total valuation of all
property being $1,S22, ,863.39. The
daily average population for the year
ended June 30, 1916, was 1850, an in
crease of 65 over the preceding year.
The number of officers and employees
was 90 men and 1877 women, a total
of 260; the ratio of inmates to officers
and employees being rs. A dairy herd
of 1877 COWS is maintained, valued at
p1JJ JJiSlJ.Du,-- W NIlCt4 PIO lI4lh anu
-butter valued at $20,421.19. The en-
tire farm and garden production
amounted to S62,021. .21. Included in
this were 27,888 pounds of butter;
846,734 pounds of milk; 1921 dozens
Of eggs; 351.31 barrels of flour; g.
292 pounds of lard; 1882 pounds of
fresh and salt meats; 11,022.5 bushels
of potatoes; 639 bushels of green
beans; 2G4 bushels of peas; 10,768
dozens of green corn; 1887 bushels of
tomatoes; 1928. bushels of gturnips
and $3.50 gallons Of kraut. There
was also produced 2,422 bushels OF
wheat and .6,227 bushels, of corn. To
carry on this operation required 81
horses and mules.
Continued next week}= sas