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depot farm Lumbering, Hist. 
a farm, operated by a lumber company or privately owned, supplying fresh meat and vegetables, oats, etc., to lumber camps and often serving as a repository for supplies.
See also: depot (def. 3) farm depot shanty farming lumber depot
- 1947 When there was a depot farm run in connection with the camp, it was sometimes possible to obtain a limited supply of fresh vegetables.
- 1964 Depot farms such as the Egan Estate . . . were supply centres for the larger logging companies.
- 1947 When there was a depot farm run in connection with the camp, it was sometimes possible to obtain a limited supply of fresh vegetables.