8th February, 



LECTURE 



BY 



Mrs. FRANCES A. MORTON, Superintendent. 



Subject : — What is being done inside and out at the Reforma- 

 tory Prison for Women ^ Sherhorn. 



I cannot presume to pose as a horticulturist. Your life work 

 has been the beautifying of nature while mine has been along 

 different lines. I have been invited to tell you something of 

 the work of the reformatory prison, both on the inside and the 

 outside. Still, my work is similar to yours, as on the inside 

 we are trying to cultivate the heart and on the outside we cul- 

 tivate the soil and get near to nature's heart. 



Our farm comprises about 300 or 400 acres ; part of this 

 is under cultivation and part is used for pasturage. In our 

 barns we have stored 300 tons of hay and the silo holds 250 

 tons of ensilage. We have a herd of about 100 head, 53 cows, 

 the rest small and young stock and we slaughter a large part of 

 the beef and veal used in the institution. At Christmas time 

 about 1,800 pounds was slaughtered and this month will slaugh- 

 ter 400 pounds more. The Christmas dinner was fresh pork 

 and that wdll be what they will have on the 22nd of February. 

 Our hennery has accommodation for 1,000 fowl and we raise 

 our own vegetables. Our women take care of these and this 

 outdoor life does more than medicine to build up our women. 

 A large majority of our women gain in weight from 25 to 35 

 and even 40 pounds from the time they enter until they leave 

 the institution. They are weighed when they enter and when 

 they leave the institution and in each case there is a gain in 

 weight. 



