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CONVICTS ON FARMS.
t,o«itiuut*d From Page (hio.)
on the day of my visit. In
loss more labor is furoiwtw“id hew* much
ofahis crop will he in the tiekl in Feb
ruary. He'd use of the iiisiiffici euey of
labor much fixldvr was allowed to waste.
Half the convicts at this oanip "eiv
Without shoos, and many without jack
ets, The morning of the -7th was ooM
Uvo eold entirely to work in the field
without shoes. 1 made a personal ex
aturnation and found a few who had
soivs on their feet. Fapt. William 'le
tter, who .■seemed very attentive to his
Julies, informed me that requisitions had
Ihs'ii made over a month hack for shoes
,utd other maids, but he had failed to get
them. 1 found this complaint geneYni
with supervisors that it requkrt'd a long
time to Hour from requisitions, and in
many east's never liear from them, and
this muss'd mueih inwnvenit'ttee and ex
tra exnense. For instankv. 1 inquired
why the shelter over the engine and
machinery was not covered, the reply
was that requisition for roofing had
been sent in over three months ago. hut
nothing was heard from it. Hence when
it ranted tth * gin had to stop. The gin.
press and fixtures at this ( camp are
really in advance of anything in this
country, all new ami as nearly iver foot
as isissihle to make. If net already
sent, roofing should lw* sent at once to
cover the shelter above referred to. A
(S(Hvk stove is badlv not'd oil at this camp.
I*limps and windmill would save much
labor and supply the entire camp with
line drinking waMr.
CALEDONIA FARM NO. 2.
At this camp Fapt. Itlicm thinks they
have 900 acres in cotton, whieiii " .11
yield 450 hales; 1300 acres in corn: 9S
convicts, nwuiy of them without shoes.
Requisitions had been sent in for shoes
and other necessaries. I found no heat
el's for the cells, which can be list'd,
and unless some are sent there will be
suffering among the convicts, rite pris
on quarters are too open for any d<«gree
of comfort in winter ,and should be
waled overhead. 1 found tin* stove in
the dining room unfit for list*. Stove
also needed in hospital. At this camp
aud at Oa'letlonia No. 1 the hospitals are
too open for any comfort in winter,
and the attending physician, l>r. Fergu
son, joins me in asking that they be
ceiled and inside comfortable.
I was shown samples of shoes sent
from the Central l’rison for use at tliis
camp. A more inferior lot of shoe® 1
have never seen. Convicts should not
lie required to wear such shot's in win
ter.
I found here 56 males, nine colts and
twelve horses —all mil good condition.
The orops on tiiis farm and on Caledo
nia No. 1 were- much damaged by the
recent storm and a scarcity of labor
caused the loss of much fodder. In my
judgment two ear loads of tiles. 10. 12
and IS inches, can be used with much
profit on tihese farms in place of many
woollen bridges. Tile bridges, properly
located, never lisave to be repaired.
TILLERY FARM.
•At this farm I found 750 acres in cot
ton with prospects of a yield *of 500
1 Kales. Three hundred and fifty acres in
corn, all fodder saved. All crop® show
good cultivation and promise better av
erage yield, than any other State farm
visited. Roads and bridges in good eon
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dition. Found 97 convicts here, about
40 of them are without shoes. Cells and
quarters are too open mid should be
eel lei l (see bis contract with the State).
.*ml fines or pi'Jie through hospital.
Tins hospital is the must comfortable
and neatly kept of any 1 visited. 1
pm lid 50 mules, not in good condition.
10 or 12 unfit for service. (See his con
tract with the State.) I found bogs
being raised here, in which the State
has only half interest. They report
about ltnt hogs, of which 09 will do to
fatten for killing. According to 1 lie
rt‘collections of the writer this raising
of hogs on shares is contrary to the con
tract with the State. 1 ask that ibis
contract he placed liefore this hoard and
n copy of same he furnished Supervisor
F. N. Christian. 1 found 09 hands
re,> labor) picking eottnn here, and tin*
State had sent money to pay them.
1 examined the hooks on all these
farms, and none of them are kept in such
away as to give the final results of
tan'll year’s work on each farm. These
farms are managed by intelligent, prac
tical men, or should lie managed by
such men. and a set of hooks should be
kept width would show the result of
each year’s work.
1 found bills standing open on the
books marked "unpaid” for ns much
ns 199 barrels of corn for the year
IN9S. 'l'liis may lie injustice to the
parties who made These purchases, but
they should be looked into and correct
id. if not correct. ’I fomid large fids
of corn entered as sold on tilin' at *>9
cents per hu-hi'l. 'I his would st'ein
very etlmap mi time while the State needs
uio'M'v to pay for supplies.
Many tools and farming implements
list'd on these great State farms are
tint of date. New, improved, ujeto-date
illiows. harrows, etc., shoukl bo sii li
st i tut ed.
In niy judgment the interest of the
State would be advanced by a decrease
in the acreage of cotton to the extent
of oiw> third, another year, and a propor
tionate increase in grain, grasses and
stock. Respectfully submitted,
R. R. GOTTEN.
HORRORS OF PHILIPPINE WAR.
Tales come to us of the sufferings en
dured by our brave soldiers in the Phil
ippines. The papers ring with them and
sympathy is freely given. And yet there
are people in our midst of whom we hear
nothing who are just as bravo v They are
suffering silently and fighting bravely
with the greatest enemy of mankind
Dyspepsia and all its terrible ills. There
is relief for them if they will take llos
tetter’s Stomach Bitters faithfully. It
will cure dyspepsia, constipation, bilious
ness, malaria, fever and ague and liver
and kidney troubles. It tones up the
whole system. Get it from any druggist
and see that a private Revenue Stamp
covers the'neck of the bottle.
“THE LOSS OF GOLD IS GREAT;
The loss of health is more.” Health is
lost by neglecting to keep the blood pure;
but it is regained by purifying, enrich
ing and vitalizing the blood with the
great health restorer. Hood’s Sar
saparilla. Thousands who thought health
had been permanently lost have been
made perfectly well by taking this great:
medicine. Your experience may be the
sa me.
Hood’s Pills are gentle, yet always
effective.
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, MORNING. OCT. 18, 1899.
REPORT OF THE
WEATHER BUREAU
First Ten Days of September
Extremely Warm.
FIRST FROST ON THE 22ND
KILLING FROSTS IN WEST 27T11,
2-STI I, 30TII.
INTENSITY OF DROUGHT A FEATURE
The Mean Temporature for the State 59.5 De
grees Which is One Degree Below the
Normal for Twenty-Eight
Years.
The 'September report for title North
Carolina section of the climate and
crop service of the Wen flier Burea u
Ini'; been published. As to the clima
tology of flic 'month of September il
says: The month marks the transition
from summer to autumn conditions, mud
frequently presents features pertaining
to loth seasons. Such was notably the
case during September, 1899. The first
ton days were extremely warm, with
mean temperatures averaging 6 deg ns's
per day above tilie normal and maxi
mum oil the (sth of 109 degrees, or above
ini all sections of the State. For con
tinuous lieat, however, the month did
not surpass its immediate predecessors,
especially September, 1895, of high , ba
rometer in tilie northwest on the 9th. oc
curred the first type of autumn weather.
Sul tseq went marked areas of high pres
sure on the 13th to 16th, 22d and 25th
to 30th, which were drawn south by flu*
development of slight depressions on the
Gulf and South Atlantic coasts, caused
decidedly cooler weather during the sec
ond and third decades of Septemiier and
brought the mean temperature for tin*
month a degree below the normal. The
first touch of light frosts occurred on the
22d and killing frosts in the west on the
27th. 28th and 30iib, nnmsiially early
dates for this phenomenon. The second
feature of special interest for Septem
ber was the increased . intensity of
drought, which has prevailed since
April. The departures from the normal
precipitation during tin* past six months
ivave been: April, minus 9.12 inch;
May, minus 0.85; .Tone, minus 9.29;
July, plus 9.90; August, minus 0.02; fhte
tember, minus 1.71. and the accumu
lated deficiency is. therefore. 3.68 it idles.
The deficiencies this month wen* very
remarkable along the immediate coast.
The total rainfall at Wilmington was
only 0.12 inches, the* smallest amount
on record at that station for any month
during the past 29 years, and indicating
a deficiency of nearly 6 inches. The
mean temperature for the State was
59.5 degrees, which is 1 degree below
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the normal for 28 years. 'There was a
slight excess in monthly mean tempera
ture at a lew eastern and western points*,
limit generally throughout the central
portion of the State there were consid
erable deficiencies. The greatest defic
iencies ficcurred at Henderson, Rocking
ham, flat Rock and especially ait IN ay
'll esvi lie, where the departure was 4 de
grees. The weather during September
was not favorable for the maturity of
late crops, nor f ir fall plowing and seed
ing. though excellent conditions prevail
ed for other outdoor work. The rainfall
for the month was generally light, ir
regularly distributed and insufficient to
soften the soil for plowing: drought re
mained practically unbroken over many
counties the entire month, while the
centre of drought intensity gradually
shifted eastward across the southern
portion of the State. It is this feature,
now repeated four successive seasons,
which, iias caused the unsatisfactory
close of the crop season of 1899.
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House-Keeoers Attention!
J. R. FERRALL & Co. has something of importance to
say to you. We have now received a fresh lot of Currants,
Citron, Raisins and everything else you want for your fruit
cakes. Also new lot Florida Oranges, Malaga Grapes, fresh
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