REPORT ON FARM OPERATIONS. DANVERS 

 LUNATIC HOSPITAL, NOV. 1, 1893. 



To THE COMMITTEK ON FaRMS, EsSEX AgRICCTLTURAL 



Society. 

 Grentlemen : 



111 asking your committee to pass judgment upon the 

 operations of the Danvers Lunatic Hospital farm the man- 

 agement desires you to consider the following points, viz : 



1st. The improved farm buildings. 



2nd. Stock raising. 



3rd. Products of the farm and garden. 



4th. Reclaiming wild land. 



5th. Improved sewerage and irrigation system. 



IMPROVED FARM BUILDINGS. 



Two years ago the plan to raise on the i^remises all the 

 milk required for hospital use was decided upon. Prev- 

 ious to that time about one half the milk consumed in the 

 hospital had been purchased from neighboring farmers at 

 an average annual cost of about #3,000.00. 



Additional stable room for 70 cows became necessary, 

 and re-fitting the old barn seemed unadvisable for the rea- 

 son that bovine tuberculosis had existed in the stock for. 

 several years. 



The new cow stable is a monitor roof, one story, L, 120 

 feet long. 



This arrangement insures quiet for the cows and an at- 

 mosphere comparatively free from floating dust. 



The cows are ranged in two lines facing each other, 

 their heads being 14 feet apart. 



The stanchions (chain swivel) in use permit great free- 

 dom of motion. 



