Law that Establishes Minnetonka Fruit Farm
FIRST STATION, "MINNETONKA FARM"
General Laws of the State of Minnesota, 1878. Chapter 82, Page 128.
An Act in Relation to the Encouragement of Fruit Culture in this State.
Be it enacted by the legislature of Minnesota:
Section 1. That the Board of Regents of the State University is hereby
authorized to purchase and use as a part of the experimental farm of the
agricultural department of said University, a tract of land of one hundred
and sixteen acres (116), situated near Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin
County in this State, at a cost of not to exceed two thousand dollars, the
said land to be paid for out of the funds of the said State University, and
to be subject to the said Board of Regents.
Section 2. That the said tract of land or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be used for the growth of apple and other fruit trees, and
for experimentmg therein especially with a view to hybridizing the crabs
and hardy seedling apples with long keeping standard apples to develop
(hardy) long keeping varieties Qf the apple tree suitable to this climate;
and said experiment shall be conducted by some person to be designated
by the governor, and who shall receive annually the sum of one thousand
dollars as compensation for his services, and to pay for such (necessary)
labor as he may employ in conducting the said experiments. He shall
report annually to the Board of Regents of the State University, who shall
transmit said report to the governor.
Section 3. The sum of one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to
carry out the provisions of section two of this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved March 8, 1878.
General Laws of the State of Minnesota, 1878. Chapter 82, Page 128.
An Act in Relation to the Encouragement of Fruit Culture in this State.
Be it enacted by the legislature of Minnesota:
Section 1. That the Board of Regents of the State University is hereby
authorized to purchase and use as a part of the experimental farm of the
agricultural department of said University, a tract of land of one hundred
and sixteen acres (116), situated near Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin
County in this State, at a cost of not to exceed two thousand dollars, the
said land to be paid for out of the funds of the said State University, and
to be subject to the said Board of Regents.
Section 2. That the said tract of land or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be used for the growth of apple and other fruit trees, and
for experimentmg therein especially with a view to hybridizing the crabs
and hardy seedling apples with long keeping standard apples to develop
(hardy) long keeping varieties Qf the apple tree suitable to this climate;
and said experiment shall be conducted by some person to be designated
by the governor, and who shall receive annually the sum of one thousand
dollars as compensation for his services, and to pay for such (necessary)
labor as he may employ in conducting the said experiments. He shall
report annually to the Board of Regents of the State University, who shall
transmit said report to the governor.
Section 3. The sum of one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to
carry out the provisions of section two of this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved March 8, 1878.
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