§ 200. Powers and duties of the commissioner of public welfare in
relation to the public farm. If the legislative body of a public welfare
district shall authorize the maintenance of a public farm in connection
with the public home, the commissioner of public welfare shall

1. be responsible for the management of the public farm,

2. utilize the labor of such of the incarcerated individuals of the
public home as may in the judgment of the attending physician be able to
work on the farm,

3. make all purchases necessary for the operation of the public farm
unless such powers have been vested in some other purchasing agency,

4. sell such surplus produce and proceeds of such farm and labor as
may remain after the needs of the incarcerated individuals of the public
home have been supplied,

5. employ, within the limits of the appropriation made for the
purpose, such laborers as may be necessary for the management of the
farm,

6. keep a record of the work of the farm, including the labor of the
incarcerated individuals of the public home on the farm and of the
produce and proceeds of the farm supplied for the use of the public
home, with the estimated value of such produce and proceeds,

7. when an appropriation has been made for the purpose, appoint an
officer who shall be responsible for exercising such of the powers and
carrying out such of the duties above mentioned as the commissioner may
direct,

8. make an annual report to the legislative body in regard to the
receipts and disbursements of the public farm and the cost of its
operation.