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Show State-Owned Farms Aid Food Shortage By Boosting Output SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Through its operation of four farms, the Illinois Illi-nois department ol public salety ranks as one of the most extensive farm operators in the state, according accord-ing to Director T. P. Sullivan. Three branches of the state penitentiary and the state farm at Vandalia farm a total of 7,928 acres and expect ex-pect a 1946 crop with a valuation of more than $250,000. Complying with an order from Gov. Dwight H. Green that the state's farming activities be extended extend-ed to the maximum to relieve the present lood shortage, Sullivan arranged ar-ranged with the institutions to cultivate culti-vate all available acreage. Although operation of the farms saves the state money, principal reason for their existence is the occupational oc-cupational therapy involved, Sullivan Sulli-van explains. Inmates are kept occupied oc-cupied on the farm, thereby learning learn-ing a trade to qualify them for a job when released. Products of the farms are as varied as any well-managed farm unit. |
