Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1904 — LOTS OF SUPPLIES FOR POOR FARM. [ARTICLE]

LOTS OF SUPPLIES FOR POOR FARM.

Some Interesting Figures Regarding the Enormous Amount of Supplies Bought Each Three Months for That Institution. Few people know or realize the enormous amount of food and clothing supplies required to support the family of the poor farm superintendent and the ten or twelve inmates of the poor asylum. For the information of the public we publish the requisition for supplies filed by Mr. Blue in November—for the period from Dec. 1,1903, to March I,l9o4—and the requisition filed this month for supplies for the periodfrora March 1, 1904, to June 1, 1904:

NOVSMBBK REQUISITION : 400 pounds granulated sugar SO pounds coffee 25 pounds rice 75 pounds rolled oats 45 pounds crackers 10 pounds starch 5 pounds corn starch 4 pounds baking powder(Royal) 5 pounds soda 25 large bars of Ivory soap 1 box (100 bars) soap 50 gallon coal oil H dozen lamp burners 2 scrub brushes 10 gallon of cider vinegar • 4 barrels best flour 150 pounds buckwheat flour 25 pounds hominy 15 pounds raisins 3 poundscocoa 4 pounds chocolate 2 pounds cocoanut 10 pounds cheese 30 pounds prunes :t0 pounds peaches 5 dozen lemons 3 pounds pepper 1 barrel salt 10 pounds tea 1 pound mustard 6 packages macaroni 6 pails syrup 1 Washboard 24 pounds Star tobacco 10 pounds smoking tobacco 6 boxes stove polish (large size) 6 boxes ball bluing 10 gross parlor matches 1 dozen lamp chimneys 6 lantern globes 1 bushel beans 4 dozen canned corn 4 dozen canned peas 4 packages Gold Dust (large size) 6 boxes Sapolio 3 cans lye Vi bushel boneless cod 3 boxes toothpicks 15 yards gingham 15 yards black muslin 12 yards percale 175 yards tennis flannel 60 cotton bats 24 pairs hose 12 handkerchiefs 4 dozen pearl buttons 6 papers of pins 12 skeis yarn 3 suits men's clothes 6 pairs suspenders 2 pairs men's shoes 4 pairs felt boots and overs

FBBBUABY REQUISITION. 600 pounds granulated sugar 75 pounds of coffee 50 pounds rice 60 pounds beans 1 45 pounds crackers 15 pounds starch 6 pounds baking powder 10 pounds soda 6 cans lye 48 candles 50 gallons coal oil 6 Brooms 4 mop sticks 6 barrels flour 20 pounds hominy 10 bushels potatoes 1 bushels onions 10 pounds raisins 3 Dounds cocoa 10 pounds cheese 40 pounds prunes 40 pounds peaches 6 bottles vanilla extract (large size) 5 bottles lemon extract size) 5 ten-pound sacks salt 15 pounds tea 1 pound cinamon 1 pound nutmeg 6 gallons molasses 4 packages Gold Dust (large size) - 1 washboard 1 galvanized tub 24 pounds Star tobacco 6 pounds smoking tobacco 1 dozen boxes Ball bluing 72 boxes matches 10 dozen clothes pins 1 dozen lamp chimneys 1 bolt sheeting 1 bolt muslin 1 bolt calico 2 dozen spools thread 6 papers needles 30 yards towling 6 yards oilcloth 1 bolt dress gingham 2 dozen pairs socks 1 dozen pairs stockings 2 dozen handkerchiefs 6 suits ladies' underwear 1 dozen pairs suspenders 4 cards pearl buttons 6 papers pins 6 cards safety pins 6 combs 4 calico wrappers 2 night dresses 20 yards percale 6 pairs overalls 6 work shirts 12 pairs mittens 6 pairs men’s shoes 3 pairs women's shoes

The last report of the superintendent in December showed that there were 13 inmates —10 male and 3 female. Assuming that there are, in addition to the superintendent and his wife, three other employes at the farm all the time, this would make a total of 18 mouths to feed. It will be seen that the total consumption of granulated sugar for six months is 1,000 pounds, or 55i pounds for each person. Assuming that this ratio will be maintained during the year and we have 111 pounds of granulated sugar for each and every person there. It will be seen that 12 pails of syrnp and molasses are also required for each six months.

The report made in December shows that there were ttjree females and ten male inmates of the poor asylum, one of the latter being a legacy left from a former management, now a boy of about six years of age. The clothing supplies are only for these poor inmates, and it will be noticed

that the 9 men and 1 boy require 18 pairs of suspenders in six mouths. Assuming that all ten males — including the 6-year-old—chew tobacco, and wq find that each one consumes 2i pounds each three months, while they smoke up f pound. Other items of interest to readers who foot up these bills is that it requires 125 pounds of coffee, 25 pounds of tea] and 6 pounds of cocoa to qnench the thirst of 18 people six months; while 70 pounds of prunes, 70 pounds of peaches, 90 pounds of crackers, 75 poands of rice, two bushels beans, 25 pounds of raisins, ten barrels of flour, etc., etc., are required for the same period. The fresh meat bill, which has averaged a dollar per day a part of the time, in addition to the yel-low-legged chickens, turkeys, pigs, etc., slaughtered on the farm, is not included in the food requisitions; this is extra.