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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, May 26, 2011
“THE WORKING FARM AT LACONIA STATE SCHOOL” PRESENTATION AT MOULTONBOROUGH LIBRARY
The Moultonborough
Heritage Commission will host a free public pro- gram on the history of the working farm at the Laconia State School on Tuesday, May 31st, at 7pm at the Moultonbor- ough Public Library. For the first in this year’s
Community Landmarks Series, Gordon DuBois will speak on the history of the Laconia State School farm, a self-sustaining agricultural enterprise in operation from 1901- 1971. The farm was an integral part of the Laconia State School, which was established by the state legislature in 1901, and opened in 1903 as the New Hampshire School for the Feeble-Minded. The origi- nal 250-acre school and farm property was located along Parade Road in La- conia, a site selected in part because of its prime agricultural land. Induce-
The history of the Laconia State School farm, a self-sustaining agricultural enterprise from 1901-1971, will be presented on Tuesday, May 31st, at the Moultonborough Library.
ments offered by Laconia also helped to secure the city’s bid for the institution. By 1913, the property had expanded to 485 acres.
The working farm was crucial to the school’s operation, both for its produc- tion of food and for its role in providing residents the benefits of ‘hard labor’ in
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contributing to their keep. The farm was a source of pride for the institu- tion, and annual reports list extensive agricultural and dairy products, while detailing income gener- ated by the farm. A 1962 brochure notes how “The School farm not only pro- vides a training area for the residents but produc- es (annually) more than $100,000 worth of produce each year.” The dairy herd was recognized as one of the finest in the state, and the auction of its 105 head of registered Holsteins in 1971 marked the end of the State School farm op-
eration.The Moultonbor- ough Library is located at the intersection of Routes 25 and 109 in Moulton- borough village (603 / 476-8895). For more in- formation, see the Heritage Commission page at www.
moultonboroughnh.gov or
www.moultonboroughlibrary.org.
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