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As originally envisioned in 1845, several hundred acres of farmland owned by the asylum greatly diminished the cost of running the institution and significantly improved the mental and physical health of the patients. Remaining committed to that vision, by 1938, the asylum not only supplemented its fruit, grain, meat, and dairy needs but also, on average, produced 1,361 garments each month, including such items as rugs, gloves, bloomers, gowns, coats, window shades, dresses, towels, sheets and shirts.
| Patients at work in the hospital laundry, c. 1910 |
 Fulton State Hospital
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