This image shows convicts and guards of the imperial state farm, in the 1900s. [1] With the addition of convict leasing camps, the state also began to operate its own farms, which became known as state account. [1] The first of these state accounts was the Wynne farm, which was a 1900 acre spread just two miles from Huntsville. [1] At Wynne, elderly or infirm prisoners would grow corn, vegetables, cotton, and animal fodder for their own use. [1] Then in 1866, the state bought the Harlem sugar plantation, and within a year it was profitable. [1] Then in 1899, the state purchased the William Clemons sugar plantation. [1] And then, in 1908, the state bought three additional projects, Riddick, Imperial, and Ramsey. [1] | Source: [1] “Convict Leasing and State Account Farming (1883-1909) | TSLAC.” 2019. Texas.gov. 2019. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/prisons/convictlease/page3.html.Download Original File
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[1] “Convict Leasing and State Account Farming (1883-1909) | TSLAC.” 2019. Texas.gov. 2019. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/prisons/convictlease/page3.html.
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