The County Run Poor Farm. Before modern safety net programs, counties across America created poor farms to care for people with no other options. In Holt County, Missouri, a working farm outside Oregon housed the elderly, disabled, sick, and those without family support. It was not a prison, but it was often a last resort. Today the buildings are fading, but the story remains an important reminder of how rural communities once cared for their own. #ruralhistory #smalltownstories #missourihistory