The large Christian family associated with the world headquarters of Jehovah’s witnesses does. Some 375 members of this family work at Watchtower Farm, and about 1,350 more of them live in Brooklyn, New York. At factories in Brooklyn, Bible literature is produced, including, each day, 100,000 Bibles and books, and more than three quarters of a million Watchtower and Awake! magazines. The purpose of this literature is to direct attention to God’s kingdom, the good news that Jesus Christ foretold would be preached in all the inhabited earth before the end of this system.​—Matt. 24:14.

So, then, the unique purpose of Watchtower Farm is to assist in the fulfillment of this Bible prophecy by providing food at reduced cost for the huge headquarters family working to produce this literature. It is basically as the New York Times reported: “The function of the farm: economy in the name of higher spiritual purposes.” And the economy is considerable.

But there are many others besides farmers working at Watchtower Farm. Since February 1973 a printing factory has been in operation there, and by May twenty-three workers already were printing and mailing out one and a half million copies of each issue of The Watchtower! And, besides, another printing plant is in the course of construction. When completed this one will have eight acres of floor space; already one section of it has been finished.

So, for many months, the majority of the volunteer work force at Watchtower Farm has been involved in construction of these factories and the recently completed six-floor residence building. Some 250 persons are presently sharing in the construction. These have come from every state in the continental United States. They include a registered architect and civil, electrical and other sorts of engineers.