The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
THE STATES WORK
Summaries of October Reports of State
Departments to Board
of Control

, past month the time of the commits
! sioner has been largely occupied 1
the adjustment of such appeals.
Director of State Institutions.
The report of the director of stat
institutions for the month of Octobe
gives an account of the result of tn
farming operations for the year t
date. Some of the larger items tina
have been produced are included Il
the reports of institutions as sum
married. below.
State Hospital for the Insane.
At the farm operated in connection
with the state hospital for the insane
there have been produced during tn,
year 1852 pounds of beef, 1861
pounds of pork, 399,257 pounds Of
milk, $3.50 pounds of pumpkins, 5000
bushels of potatoes, n 12 bushels OF
table beets, 312 12 bushels of cab
bages, 80 bushels of carrots. so bush
els of cucumbers, LOT bushels of sweet
corn. 273 tons of hay, 31S tons of en-
silage, 453 bushels of onions, &c bush
els of parsnips, besides considerable
other garden vegetables and stock
feed. The total number of patients
remaining in the hospital October s1st,
we're 727, net increase OF during
the month.
Vermont Industrial School.
At the beginning of October there
were 269 inmates at the industrial
school. 191 boys and IS girls, while al
the end of the month the total num-
Der was 273, an increase of 4. 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, 30 bushels OF
wheat 460 bushels OF field corn, $50
tons of ensilage, LOO bushels OF po-
bushels of carrots, 80 bushels of pars-
nlps, 1850 head of cabbage, 200 bush
els of sweet corn, 100 bushels OF to-
matoes, so barrels OF apples, rs 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
at Brandon between
June 18th and October % There
have been 81 different men employed
for a total number of 1000 days In
addition to their board and room the
men received one dollar a day for
heir services, which was either paid
% them directly or to their families
n one case a bank account being
opened with the money received The
men were on the honor system at no
ime being under lock and key. A
Itch over 1000 feet In length. vary
ne in depth from IL TO II feet was
,uilt, sewer pipe laid therein and GOV
red, 9 concrete manholes were con- |
tructed, So square yards of concrete /
walk was laid and permanent road |
way % rods long and IA feet wide |
With a stone foundation from I 10 |
eet in depth was constructed. The
york was done to the complete salts
action Of the director OF state insti
utions and the officers OF the house
( correction.
At the farm operated in connection
nth the house of correction some OF
he principal garden products grown
ERE as follows: 1135 bushels Of po-
stoes, 30 bushels OF beans. tons OF
luash, 5000 head OF cabbage, $50
ushels OF beets 900 dozen ears Of
orn. 125 bushels OF tomatoes, $50
ushels OF cucumbers, 1000 bushels
: rhubarb, and 90 bushels of onions.
State Prison.
The total number of inmates at the
ate prison at the conclusion OF the {
onth was 100, las of these being
en- and Is women. OF the men, SO
ave been employed in the shirt shop, q
in the cook room, s In the state !
lop and the rest have been engaged
various other duties. Some OF the '
ops produced at the farm were 125 !
ms of hay, IT'S tons OF ensilage, l.
Is bushels OF potatoes 1900 bushels /
corn, 500 bushels OF oats, 126 bush
8 OF table beets. 1877 bushels OF sweet !
IN, 1873 bushels of onions. 376 bush {
5 OF carrots, 40 bushels OF cucum P
rs. $500 heads of cabba7e. 1900
larts OF strawberries and 3 tons OF =
uash The value of the milk pro- !,
reed on the farm since January !.
st was s4.13s93. the value OF
essed pork produced was s643.2e q
State School for Feeble Minded e
Children. u
A number OF the products that have
en- raised during the year have been r,
nned Some OF the principal pro- =,
cts which have been canned are $50
arts Of string beans. 100 quarts OF al
-eet corn. 20 IL quarts OF small Il
cts. 115 quarts OF tomatoes, "a
arts OF rhubarb and SS2 IL quarts
pickles. relishes. etc; ! barrel Of
rumbers has been salted The more
portant products produced on the ~
m were 90 tons OF hay. Sos bushels 4
potatoes. $50 bushels Of oats. 100
Is OF ensilage. SO bushels Of onions. Nj
bushels OF carrots. go bushels OF
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