The farmer’s report lists quantities and values of crops for the years ending June 30, 1887 and 1888. It documents the hospital’s agricultural economy.
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Source: Connecticut Hospital for the Insane; Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive
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18 CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. FOR THE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1887, AND JUNE 30, 1888. 1887. 1888. PRODUCTS. QUANTITY. VALUE. QUANTITY. VALUE. Hay, 198 tons, $3 00 vo w 00 210 tons, $3,360 00 Corn fodder, - 10 a - IOO 00 20 a 200 00 Ensilage, 220 it - 880 00 220 ll - 880 00 Straw, 18 a - 243 00 12 ll - l68 00 Rye, 216 bush., - 151 20 170 bush., - I36 00 Potatoes, 3,737 a - 2 ,242 20 3,575 a - 2,860 00 Carrots, - 85 11 * 29 75 70 a 28 00 Beets, 522 a - 208 80 640 a ~ 320 00 Spinach, 210 11 - 147 00 i75 \ a - 105 00 Beet Greens, - 240 11 - 108 00 185 11 7 6 00 Onions, - 334 11 - 267 20 290 a 290 00 Turnips, 50,466 lbs., - 423 5° 900 it 0 vo <0 1 00 Beans (string), 70 bush., - 70 00 85 11 - 85 00 Beans (inshell), 280 a - 280 00 295 a - 295 00 Peas, i65 11 - 247 5° 147 a - 225 5° Parsnips, 110 it - 66 00 140 a - 84 00 Sweet Corn, - 510 a - 280 5° 725 11 - 398 75 Cucumbers, 276 a - 207 20 312 a 218 40 Tomatoes, 223 a - ]56 10 M VO ii - T37 90 Radishes, 12 It - 12 00 42 11 42 00 Currants, 5 11 - 10 00 7 a 14 00 Apples, - 122 bbls., - 244 00 260 bbls, - 520 00 Cider, 73 - 219 00 io5 a 262 00
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Silent Grounds Collective, Connecticut Valley Hospital, SGC-CV-017, CV-008, “The hospital farm’s account.” Source: Connecticut Hospital for the Insane; Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive. https://archive.org/download/b30318403/b30318403.pdf#page=24. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.