State Reform School, 1894 Report
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improvements are concerned. In this respect the Board makes the following | improvements are concerned. In this respect the Board makes the following | ||
recommendations: | recommendations: | ||
| − | #The purchase of the forty acres adjoining the institution. | + | #The purchase of the forty acres adjoining the institution. |
| + | ::(From the director:) I suggest the purchase of more land, the forty acres we now own is | ||
| + | not enough to produce sufficient feed for the stock and vegetables for the | ||
| + | school. With more land we could keep our own cows, thus supplying the | ||
| + | inmates with milk, also raise our hay and feed, which we now have to | ||
| + | buy. There is a farm joining us on the south, consisting of about eighty | ||
| + | acres, which is for sale. This is a very desirable farm and would enable | ||
| + | us to more thoroughly teach our boys practical agriculture and horticulture. | ||
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#The erection of two additional buildings as advised by the Director. | #The erection of two additional buildings as advised by the Director. | ||
The Director is of the opinion that these will cost $12,500 each. | The Director is of the opinion that these will cost $12,500 each. | ||
