CONVICT LABOR FOE ROAD WORK. 171 
This is an excellent bill of fare. The camp, however, was composed 
entirely of white prisoners who were working under the honor system. 
In only one camp visited was the following type of " contract" sys- 
tem in use. The superintendent had the contract for feeding the 
men and received 40 cents apiece per day for the first 20 men and 
35 cents for each man over. The camp was composed of 45 convicts. 
The following table is a comparison between the food served at this 
camp under the contract system and the food served at a similar camp 
in an adjoining county where the bills for food were paid directly by 
the county. The food at both camps was satisfactory in regard to 
quantity served. 
Cost of Food Supplied by Contract and by County. 
Food by contract at 40 cents for first 20 men and 35 cents for each man after — 45 
convicts. 
Breakfast: 
Grits. 
White biscuit. 
Fried bacon. 
Molasses. 
Coffee with sugar. 
Dinner: 
Stewed beans, or peas, or cabbage. 
Boiled bacon. 
Irish or sweet potatoes. 
Corn bread. 
Fresh green vegetables occasionally. 
(Fresh meat on Sunday.) 
Supper: 
Same as breakfast, except rice instead of grits. 
Food paid for directly by county at the rate of 24 cents per man per day— 30 convicts. 
Breakfast : 
Rice or grits. 
White biscuit. 
Fried bacon. 
Peas or beans (left-overs). 
Molasses. 
Coffee, with sugar or molasses. 
Dinner: 
Stewed beans or peas, or turnips, or cabbage. 
Boiled potatoes (white or yams). 
Boiled bacon. 
Corn bread. 
Fresh green vegetables occasionally. 
(Fresh meat or fish on Sunday when location of camp permits.) 
Supper: 
Same as breakfast. 
