The Ocala banner., 1922-05-19

long terms) to look forward to but the
call hence. | repeat, one could but
marvel at the demeanor or these un-
rortunates. But when the critic be-
gins to diagnose, to inspect conditions,
treatment and so forth. he would con-
clude that the whole secret was in the
humane system of the management
as carried out by their noble and big
hearted superintendent, who has the
love of God in hisNheart and believes
IN conducting an institution such as
this, as God would, were He here to
manage it.
The large numer of afflicted con-
vlcts, the halt and lame, one armed
teven no arms) and otherwise de-
crepit. was noticeable, but they were
all allotted to suitable work. The
fact that there were so many of the
decrepit class, caused me to inquire
the reason therefor, and was informed
that out of the 400 convicts that were
checked out that morning, but 81 of
these were physically number ones,
held for use at the farm The number
ones being reserved for work on the
state highways.
q chanced into the barracks when
the evening meal was being prepared,
and it was in evidence that the pris-
fnI &ha;
products. The stores from which the
food supplies were drawn, were visit
Led, and the cold storage rooms at the
ice plant showed delightful cured
hams and bacon obtained from the
6S6 hogs that were butchered the past
season. The sweet potato bins con-
tained enough tubers to last until the
harvesting of the coming crop, $4,000
bushels having been raised last sea-
son. There was syrup j. abundance
$4,000 gallons having been obtained
from the last seasons cane grind
There was corn in plenty for man
and beast; the gritsmill grinding meal
for the prisoners; corn, cob and shuck
for stock feed, and to this latter COM
bination velvet beans and peanut hulls
were added, for the milk cows. The
rice mill was running to accommodate
lneighboring farmers, who brought
their rice to the farm to be hulled,
toll being taken for the trouble The
cane mill and evaporator adjoining, is
capable of turning out a barrel of
syrup per hour
Seed beds for potatoes, peppers,
egg plants and tomatoes, to more than
accommodate farm needs, were in evi-
dence. Some 400 bushels of sweet
potatoes, big stem Jerseys and Porto
Ricans, had been bedded for slips,
and planters were wiring in for plants,
some hundreds of thousands having
been sold to supply outside needs.
Besides supplying the ever increas-
ing poultry yards with new stock, a
5000 capacity egg incubator was turn
ling out baby chicks and the public
were being accommodated with these,
as desired, at prevailing market prices.
The Poland China hogs were pictures,
and from this quarter. ere long, the
stock fraisers will be able to supply
their needs from thoroughbred stock.
The dairy department is likewise IN
position to furnish first class mixers,
more heifers and mixers coming in
than the farm desires to handle just
now. Some IS cows are now supply
ing 800 gallons of milk per day. The
calf lots contained heifers that were
perfect pictures. many of which will
be placed on the market.
Nothing the dog kennels, inquired
as to the merits of the blood hounds,
and was informed that they were
the most ominous looking things on
the farm. AS relates to terrorizng
would-be runaWays. however, feel
that the blood hounds are only an in,
cident to curbing INSTRUMENTATION. The
Wnole secret or the orderly, SySte-
matte, cheerful condition peryading
the hearts and minds of the prisoners,
lies in the secret of the care and
training and inspiration impaired, that
is, in the humane, God-inspired treat
ment accorded the unfortunates.
81 obtained the following data con-
cerning the area in, or now being
planted, in crops at the farm; 1000
acres corn; 1000 acres peanuts and
beans; 500 acres peas and sorghum;
500 acres vegetables, sweet potatoes
and sugar cane; 1000 acres in Japa-
nese cane and various grasses for
stock >,