Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1904 — THE JASPER COUNTY POOR FARM. [ARTICLE]

THE JASPER COUNTY POOR FARM.

Interesting Figures Relating to the Expense During Past Year and Comparison of Reports of January >8,1903, and February 99, 1904.

The report of Superintendent Bine, covering the last three months, was approved by the county commissioners laet week. As this report completes a period of thirteen months nnder Mr. Bine’s management we publish the invoice of personal property on the farm ui me tnirteen months and also the invoice of Mr. Clark of Jan. 28,1903, when Mr. Bine took charge of the farm, that the reader may make a comparison of same:

Personal Property on hand Jan. 28, IMS,

1 Pair Mare* 1 Pair Sorrel Geldings 1 Pair Mare* 1 Coming 3-yr-old gelding 1 Coming 2-yr-old gelding 1 Black Mare. 8 yrs old 1 Two-year-old Ball 9 Cows 10 Two and three-year-old heifers 7 Spring Calves 2 Small Calves 200 Chlekens 2500 Bushels Oats 8 Brood Sow* 45 Shoat* 9 Vat Bog* 1 Male Hog 30 Ton* Straw 5 Ton* Clover Hay 1 Disc Harrow 2 Smoothing Harrow* 1 Log Chain, 6 singletree* 3 Wagon* 1 Binder 1 Standard Mower 1 Low-down Seeder 2 Stirring Plow* 4 Old Plows (1 riding) 1 Single, 1 double shovel plow 2 Cultivators 1 Corn Planter and Wire 1 Gopher Corn Plow 1 Hand Seeder 1 Emigrate Seeder 3 Sets of Harness 1 Hay Rake 1 Fanning Mill 1 Grindstone 1 Meat Cutter 1 Lard Press 3 Scoop Shovels 2 Post-hole diggers £ Hay and Stable Forks 1 Hay Derrick, ropes, 2 forks 160-gallon oil tank and pump 1 Butcher and 2 cross-cut saws 1 Garden fork, 3 hoes, 2 rakes, 1 Spade 4 Axes, 1 post maul, 2 Iron wedge* 1 Large iron kettle and feed cooker 1 Wheelbarrow 1 wagon and cattle scales 1500 bushels corn FUBNITUBS, ETC. 20 Iron beds and bedding 2 Dining tables and dishes 18 Wood seat chairs 5 Heating stoves and pipe 1 New steel range and pipe 1 Large China Cupboard 4 Lamp* 1 Large Kitchen Table 318 quart* canned fruit 8 gallons of Lard 20 Bushel* Winter Apples 150 Bushels Potatoes 1 Barrel of Vinegar

Personal Property on Hand Feb. 29, 1904. 6 Head work horses 1 Four-year-old eolt 1 Three-year-old eolt 1 Driving Mare 8 Suckling colt* 7 Cow* 1 Two-year-old steer 1 Yearling Steers 2 Spring Calves 1 Suckling calf 10 Head brood sows 2 Male hogs 43 Pigs 175 Chickens 1200 Bushels oats 10 Bushels clover teed 10 Tons straw 35 Tons hay 2100 Bushel* corn 1 Binder 1 Standard mower 2 Cultivator* 1 Weeder 1 Single Shovel Plow 1 Double shovel plow 1 Low-down Seeder 1 Corn planter 160 Rods check wire 1 Disc 2 Smoothing harrows 2 Stubble plows 1 Old riding plow 1 Hay Rake 1 Bartlett lawn mower 2 Garden rakes 1 Garden fork 1 Garden plow 1 Hoe 1 Hand seeder 3 Sets work harness 1 Fanning mill 1 Sausage grinder 1 Lard press 2 Scoop Shovels 7 Hay and Stable forks 1 Post-hole digger , Ropes and fork for hay derrick 3 Wagons 2 Wagon boxes 1 sixty gallon oil tank 1 Butcher saw 1 Post Maul 2 Iron wedges 1 Iron Sledge 1 Iron kettle 1 Ice chest 20 Tons of ice 1 Wagon and cattle scales 1 Feed cooker FUBMTUBB, *TC. 20 Iron beds and bedding for a portion of same 2 Dining tables 1 Kitchen table 1 Cupboard 2 New heating stoves 3 Old beating stoves 1 Steel range 5 Lamps 105 Quarts canned fruit 43 Quarts of tomatoes 8 Gallons apple butter 75 Gallons lard 12 Bushels potatoes 3 Barrels of pork

The annual reports of the auditor show that the expense of the poor farm for the year 1902 was $2,414.27, and for 1903 was $3,661.78, The reports filed by Mr. Blue for the period covered by his superintendency show that the receipts from all sources during his time have been but $1,906.16. Notwithstanding the many improvements made to the farm under Mr. Clark’s management and the great increase in stock and personal property, all of which was paid for during the three years and nine months Clark was superintendent of same, the net deficit was but $385.40 for the whole time, and the farm was left in shape where it ought to have been self-sustaining.