St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-21

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The report OF the director Of state
institutions for the month Of October
gives an account of the result OF the,
farming operations for the year TO
date. Some of the larger Items that
have been produced are included IN
the reports OF Institutions as sum-
married. below. q
State Hospital for the Insane.
At the farm operated in connection
with the stats hospital for the insane
there have been produced during the
year 1882 pounds of beef, 1851
pounds OF pork, 39s,257 pounds Of
milk, $3.50 pounds OF pumpkins, 5000
bushels of potatoes. II IL bushels OF
table beets, 312 IL bushels or cab
bages, SO bushels of carrots, SO bush
els of cucumbers, lo7 bushels Of sweet
corn. 273 tons Of hay, 31S tons Of en-
silage. 453 bushels OF onions. 26. hush
els Of parsnips. besides considerable
other garden vegetables and stock
feed. The total number OF patients
remaining in the hospital October S1st.
were TT, net increase of during
the month s
Vermont Industrial School.
At the beginning OF October there
were 269 inmates at the Industrial
school. 1911 boys and Is girls, while at
the end OF the month the total mum
her was 273, an increase of f. Some
OF the principal items produced on
the Industrial school farm during the
year are as follows: 200 tons of hay
so tons OF straw, $50 bushels of oats
125 bushels of barley, 80 bushels of
wheat, $50 bushels of field corn, $50
tons of ensilage. 1,10O bushels of po-
| tatoes, ESQ bushels of table beets, IS
bushels of carrots, 80 bushels of pars-
nips, $3.50 head Of cabbage, 200 bush
els OF, sweet corn. 100 bushels of to
matoes. 80 barrels Of apples, Is bush
els OF onions and so bushels OF field
beans.
House OF Correction.
The following report is of the work
that has been done by inmates of the
house of correction at the school for
feeble-minded at Brandon between
June 18th and October %. There
have been q different men employed
for a total number Of 1000 days. In
addition to their board and room the
men received one dollar day for
their services. which was either paid
to them directly or to their families,
! in one case bank account being
| opened with the money received The
men were on the honor system, at no
/ time being under lock and key. A
| ditch over 1000 feet in length, vary
| ing in depth from 3 IL to IL feet was
built, sewer pipe laid therein and GOV
cred, 9 concrete manholes were con-
| structed, IS square yards of concrete
| walk was laid and permanent road
way % rods long and "A feet wide
with stone foundation from l to 8
| feet in depth was constructed. The
work was done to the complete salts
faction of the director OF state insti
tutions and the officers Of the house
| of correction
/ At the farm operated in connection
with the house of correction some OF
the principal garden products grown
were as follows: 1,135 bushels OF po-
tatoes, 80 bushels OF beans, Z tons OF
squash, 5000 head OF cabbage, $50
bushels of beets. 900 dozen ears OF
corn. 125 bushels of tomatoes. 150
bushels of cucumbers, 1000 bushels
of rhubarb, and 20 bushels of onions
/ State Prison.
i The total number of inmates at the
state prison at the conclusion Of the
month was $50. 145 of these heing
men and Is women. OF the men. 90
| have been employed in the shirt shop
i s in the cook room, in the state
! shop and the rest have been engaged
i in various other duties Some Of the
crops produced at the farm were 12s
tons Of hay, .175 tons Of ensilage. L.
j 355 bushels OF potatoes. 1900 bushels
OF corn, 800 bushels OF oats, 126 bush
els of table beets, 1877 bushels of sweet
corn, 1873 bushels of onions, 376 bush
els of carrots, 40 bushels of cucum
bers, $500 heads of cabbage, zoo
4 quarts of strawberries and 8 tons Of
squash. The value of the milk pro-
! duced on the farm since January
| first was s4,1ss &c.. the value d
dressed pork produced was $s4s.2s.
Il State School for Feeble Minded
81 Children.
A number Of the products that have
been raised during the year have beer
canned. Some OF the principal pro
!, ducts which have been canned are 55l
quarts of string beans, 100 quarts o
{ sweet corn, 70 IL quarts Of small
{ beets, lis quarts of tomatoes, Z.
: Quarts of rhubarb and 1872 IL quarts
: Of pickles, relishes,s etc: barrel o
81 cucumbers has been sailed. The mor'
s important products produced on thu
Il farm were SO tons Of hay, 1853 bushell
I Of potatoes, $50 bushels of oats, 10
s tons Of ensilage, So bushels of onions
81 rs bushels Of carrots. so bushels Q
: uarsnips, Is bushels Of beets, q
i bushels Of beans. and e4s bushels Q
shelled corn