2G BULLETIN 533, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
frame by means of helical wire springs to support the mattress. 
Upper and lower cots were 6^ feet in length and 2\ feet in width. 
The lower frame was 18 inches from the floor and the upper one was 
2\ feet above the lower. The metal frames were coated with alumi- 
num paint and the wire fabric was galvanized to prevent rusting. 
Each double-deck cot cost So. 03 f. o. b. Atlanta. 
Ticks filled with straw served for mattresses with very satisfactory 
results in point of cleanliness and comfort. It is believed that mat- 
tresses of this kind are more suitable for convict camps than the 
more espensive hair and cotton mattresses. The rest of the sleeping 
equipment consisted of an allowance of one straw-filled pillow tick, 
two pillow slips, four sheets of unbleached muslin, and three or four 
blankets for each convict. 
Mess tables. — The mess tables with combined benches were con- 
structed by the county's carpenters at the Bellwood Barracks 
according to plans supplied by the Office of Public Roads and Rural 
Engineering, and published in Bulletin No. 414 of the United States 
Department of Agriculture. (See detached appendix plate.) Six of 
these tables were constructed for the camp and, in the interest of 
neatness, white oil cloth was provided as a covering. The total cost 
of labor and materials for the tables was $20.15 and for the oil cloth, 
S5.85. A complete list of the furniture and equipment purchased 
from January 10 to July 10 is given in Table 12, which also shows 
the unit cost and estimated depreciation of each article. 
Table 12. — List of furniture and equipment purchased from January 10 to July 10. 
1916, Fulton County, Ga.. Experimental Convict Camp. 
Depreciation. 
18 wall lamps at 75 cents each $0. 72 
6 lanterns at $4 per dozen 70 
7 lanterns at $4.50 per dozen 75 
2 small glass lamps at 20 cents each 15 
20 wall-lamp globes at 75 cents per dozen 45 
24 lantern globes at 50 cents per dozen 50 
5 lamp chimneys at 50 cents per dozen 21 
17 10-quart galvanized buckets at S3. 90 per dozen 4. 25 
4 2\ by 6 foot single cots at S6.50 each 2. 00 
23 double-deck cots at $5.03 each 25. 15 
6 cotton mattresses at $3.75 each : : 2. 00 
240 bed sheets at 27 cents each 9. 04 
61 pillow slips at 17^ cents each • 2. 15 
214 blankets at 87J cents each 80. 72 
50 blankets at 95 cents each 23. 95 
74 pillow ticks at 18 cents each 9. 65 
50 mattress ticks at 72 cents each 5. 04 
1,000 pounds straw for ticks at $11 per ton 5. 50 
6 combined mess tables and benches at S3. 36 each 1. 95 
3 rolls oil cloth (for tables) at $1.95 each 4. 39 
10 armchairs at $1 each 2. 00 
