The bill for provisions amounted to $63,361.00.
Tobacco for the prisoners cost the State $2,471.00.
The various industries in operation at the penitentiary show substantial gains:
During the year the sales of mats and matting amounted to $114,475.00.
The profit from this industry was $29,696.00.
The profit in the hosiery department was $5,191.00.
The profit in the shoe department was $1,665.00.
The earnings by labor, piece price, in the broom department, $4,069.00.
It appears that the officials make effort to find work for the large majority of the convicts.
The number of days of labor reported by those in fair health is 275,051.