Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
SUMMARIES OF THE
STATES WORK FOR
MONTH OF OCTOBER

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past month the time Of the commits
stoner has been largely occupied in
the adjustment Of such appeals.
Director Of state Institutions.
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.
State Hospital for the insane.
At the farm operated in connection
with the state hospital for the insane
there have been produced during the
year 1882 pounds Of beef, 1891
pounds Of pork, 399,257 pounds Of
milk. $3.50 pounds Of pumpkins, 5000
bushels Of potatoes. n 1-2 bushels Of
table beets, 312 IL bushels OF cab
bages. 3S bushels OF carrots, so bush
els of cucumbers, 107 bushels of sweet
corn. 273 tons Of hay. 31S tons Of en-
silage. 463 bushels Of onions, 26 BUSH
OILS Of parsn1ps. besides considerable
other garden vegetables and stock
feed. The total number Of patients
remaining in the hospital october 31st.
were 727, q net increase Of 2 during
the month.
Vermont Industrial School.
At the beginning Of October there
we're 26e inmates at the industrial
school. 191 boys and 70 girls. while at
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.
1876 bushels of barley. 30 bushels OF
wheat. 450 bushels Of field corn, $50
tons of ensilage. 100 bushels Of po-
tatoes, 260 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 a day for
their services, which was either paid
to them directly or to their families,
in one case a 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 IL to II feet was
built, sewer pipe laid therein and GOV E
cred, q concrete manholes we're con-
structed. S. square yards OF concrete
walk was laid and permanent road
way % rods long and II feet Wide
with a stone foundation from to 3
feet in depth was constructed. The
work was done to the complete salts
faction OF the director Of state inst
buttons 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. 30 bushels of beans. tons OF
SQUASH, 5000 head OF cabbage. 16(
bushels of beets. 900 dozen ears OF
corn. 1875 bushels OF tomatoes, ISL
bushels OF cucumbers. 1000 bushels
of rhubarb. and 20 bushels Of onions
State Prison.
The total number of inmates at the
state prison at the conclusion Of thu
month was 100. las of these beini
men and Is women. or the men. 81
have been employed in the shirt shop
in the cook room. 8 in the stat
shop and the rest have been engaged
in various other duties. Some Of tn
crops produced at the farm were ~
tons of hay, ITS tons Of ensilage, l.,
> 355 bushels Of potatoes. 1900 bushels
of corn, 800 bushels Of oats, 126 bush
els Of table beets. 1877 bushels Of swee
3 corn, 1873 bushels Of onions, 376 bush
els of carrots, 40 bushels Of cucum
beers, $500 heads Of cabbage, 1.20
: quarts Of Strawberries and 3 tons @
SQUASH. The value of the milk pro
duced on the farm since Januar
first was $4,13ss3. the value q
!, dressed pork produced was $643.2s.
n State schoo, for Feeble Minded
g Children.
8 A number Of the products that hav
. been raised during the year have bee
canned. Some OF the principal pre-
9 ducts which have been canped are 81
l. quarts of string beans. 1870 quarts {
It sweet corn. 70 1-2 quarts Of sma
If beets, 115 quarts of tomatoes.
j. quarts OF rhubarb and 332 Ia quar-
J. Of pickles. relishes. ETC.; barrel I
10 cucumbers has heen sailed. The MOI
Ii important products produced on ii
It farm we're 90 tons OF hay, 863 bushe
W Of potatoes, $50 bushels Of oats, II
Is tons of ensilage, SO bushels of onion
le 7s bushels Of carrots. go bushels
g. parsnips, rs bushels Of beets.
J. bushels Of beans, and Gas bushels
Of shelled corn.