▁justify ▁the ▁public ▁care ”. ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁ad mission ▁process ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁class ify ▁the ▁in m ates ▁to ▁improve ▁“ person al ▁treatment ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁… the ▁common ▁comfort ▁of ▁the ▁household . ▁ ▁Last ly , ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁instruct ▁the ▁individuals ▁any ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁home . ▁ ▁Also ▁identified ▁were ▁three ▁things ▁that ▁required ▁special ▁attention ▁in ▁poor h ouses : ▁clean lin ess , ▁good ▁order , ▁and ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁“ three ▁things ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁average ▁pau per ▁del ights , ▁- ▁d irt , ▁dis order , ▁and ▁id len ess ”. ▁ ▁Work ▁requirements ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁cur ator , ▁those ▁living ▁at ▁the ▁Red wood ▁County ▁poor ▁farm ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁men ▁were ▁apparently ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁work ▁with ▁local ▁far mers , ▁and ▁the ▁women ▁doing ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁poor ▁farm ▁itself ▁and / or ▁doing ▁various ▁jobs ▁for ▁other ▁community ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁cur ator ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁employ ment ▁with ▁local ▁far mers ▁usually ▁became ▁permanent ▁employ ment , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁far mer ’ s ▁ch icken ▁co op ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁move ▁into . ▁ ▁De pression ▁years ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁popular ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁Red wood ▁County ▁poor ▁farm ▁always ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁a cre age ▁( 5 5 ▁acres ), ▁twenty ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁acres ▁were ▁added ▁to