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MUSCATINE, IOWA, SARURDAY, MAY 26,1888.THE CO I'MY FARM.a “Journal” Representative Sa Visit to the Home that Mnsca tine County Provides for ItsPoor.Last Mod,day a Journal representative *visited the couDty farm in company with another wheelman whose cyclometer denoted the distance from the center of the city to the farm as being1 just two and one-half miles. The farm, as nearly all are aware, is situated on what is known as the Five Mile Square and contains 160 acres. It is a truly beautiful tract of land. It can be reached by three roads from the city, viz.: The Iowa City road,the Butlerville road, and the Lucas Grove (or cemetery) road. The buildings are some distance back from the road and are reached by a lane, thehad a set of signals which she used to denote precisely what she wanted and the inmates all seem pleased to do as she asks. One man has the furnishingof fuel for the baking oven and hescours the farm and brings back and cuts into suitable lengths every piece of wood he can find.In the smoke house a large amount of meat raised on the farm was to be seen. The inmates are fed meat twice a day and when cold meat is left it is pat on for supper. They also have coffee, tea and mil* daily.The farm is excellently fixed for water supply. A cistern and well yield all that is needed for the house. A spring at the west side furnishes water for the stock, and also by,horse power all that is needed to till a large reservior is pumped up from the same place. Pipes are run from the reservior and thus the fluid is cairied to the laundry and used as desired. On the
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Muscatine Saturday Evening Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Sat, May 26, 1888
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