county farm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of county farm
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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State Farm's early offices were in a back room of the county farm bureau building.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year, with county farm income up by an estimated 7%, Livingston farmers seem to be standing even more firmly behind the flexible support policies of Republican Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was at the county farm, but run away and got in with these fellows.
From Ralph of the Roundhouse by Chapman, Allen
"From thirty to ninety days on the county farm, I suppose?"
From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty and the judge assessed his punishment at ten months on the county farm.
From The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist by Bell, Robert E.
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