barrel factory on Angola are contemplated to utilize the raw material there on the timber lands. The Board has constructed upon these farms permanent quarters on the most approved sanitary lines, which are fitted up with steel beds, having wire woven springs. The prisoners are compelled to work according to their strength, but they are provided with the best quality of food, all they can eat, including an abundance of vegetables, and are well clothed and humanely treated. The following tabular statement of the result of the years' operations of the Louisiana Penitentiary, under the new system, will be of interest: TOTAL PRODUCTS FARMS AND LEVEE CAMPS-1901. Total product Angola State Farm, summary, 1901... Grand total, 1901 $114,870 67 55,169 47 3,716 90 63,781 16 $237,538 20 |