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The Jasper County Five Section Grant

Iowa passed an act to establish an Agricultural College and Model Farm in 1858. A location in Story County was selected, but there was very little money to finance the building of a college and farm. The effort got a financial boost when land originally given to the state for the relocation of the state capitol was diverted to aid in the erection of public buildings for the benefit of the Iowa Agricultural College and Farm. The fledgling college, desperate for funds, benefited from the sale of prime land in Jasper County.

 

Pioneer Aspirations Become Reality

Iowa’s early settlers advocated for agricultural education during the first legislative sessions and in publications across the state. Once the legislature agreed, these early advocates dedicated time and talent to the establishment of a remarkable agricultural college and model farm.