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The County Farm: Detailed Statement of the Products of the County Farm and the Work Done by Paupers

Here are the expenditures for running the County Farm at Wayne (Eloise) and the market value of produce produced and livestock sold and tended to. Most of the work was performed by paupers with some help from Edwin and Martin Wightman as well as Martin Lawlor. The Wightman name is well-known in the area and a family member was the first burial at Ganong Cemetery. Paupers also earned their keep by making the necessary clothing for the patients' yearly needs. A half century lat er the paupers of the 20th century often refused to work the farm leading to its demise and consequently the self-sustainability of the institution at large.