cash advanced by friends and $5,000 in notes secured by mortgage, bearing 12 per cent interest. So rapidly did the land increase in value, that the legislature, which met the same year of the purchase authorized the regents to borrow $15,000 secured on the land purchased for $6,000.

No additions were made to the campus until the legislature of 1877 appropriated $18,000 to enlarge the campus. At that time Thatcher's addition was purchased and a part of the land which now lies north of the Great Northern tracks. Two years later the legislature made another appropriation for increasing the campus, $20,000 being given for the purpose, and the following year, 1880, $20,000 more was appropriated for the same purpose. With this money

lington street from the river to Harvard street and to vacate Union street from Arlington to University avenue for the benefit of the University.

The legislature of 1907 appropriated $450,000 for the purchase of additional land to enlarge the campus and the same year friends contributed $40,000 for a site for the Elliott Memorial Hospital. The legislature of 1909 added another $350,000 for the purpose of enlarging the campus. When these purchases shall have been completed and some of the streets vacated, the campus will have been enlarged by approximately sixty acres, making the total number of acres in the campus something like one hundred twenty.

The agitation for a greater campus was start

was purchased the land to the north of the Great Northern tracks, (save a little strip, on eleventh avenue, twenty-six and one-half by one hundred and eighty-one feet, which was afterward contributed by Mr. S. H. Chute) and four and one-half blocks bordering the south side of the campus, extending to Arlington street. In 1903, the legislature appropriated $11,000 for the purchase of more land and for grading the campus. With this money was purchased four lots in block 3, part of the land now enclosed in Northrop Field. Governor Pillsbury, before his last illness, had begun the purchase of the lots in this block and his heirs gave six lots in this block to carry out what they knew to be his wishes. The city council voted to vacate Ar

ed in the fall of 1904 by C. J. Rockwood, '79, and took form at a meeting of alumni held at his office. At this meeting a committee was appointed to present the matter to the regents and ask to have a request for an appropriation of $200,000 included in the University budget. It was thought that this would be sufficient to purchase all the land to the south of the campus between Pleasant street and the river and one block to the north of the campus, bounded by University, Fourteenth and Thirteenth avenues and Fourth street. The regents could not see their way clear to ask for this and the matter was allowed to lie dormant until about the time the construction of Folwell Hall was begun, in the fall of 1905. Henry H. Hovland, '94, led

the opposition to placing the building where it was finally placed and offered $25,000 toward a fund to purchase the blocks along University avenue opposite the campus for a site for the building. He secured pledges from Duluth for $50,000 and tried to get the business men of Minneapolis interested enough to contribute a fund sufficient for purchase of these blocks. He did not meet sufficient encouragement to enable him to carry out this plan, but his enthusiasm resulted in a greater activity in a work of the alumni through the General Alumni Association; the matter was taken up definitely by the association and presented to the regents who were asked to request an appropriation for the purpose of securing all of the land to the south of the cainpus from Harvard street to the river and the row of blocks across University avenue from the campus. This the board did not do and the matter was brought before the legislature by Senator James T. Elwell and an appropriation secured. Too much credit cannot be given to Senator Elwell for his part in securing these appropriations for campus extension. THE UNIVERSITY FARM.

In 1868, when the University was re-organized, provision was made for teaching agriculture and as the purchase of a farm was a matter of necessity, the regents purchased 120 acres of land of Messrs. Baker and Willis, for $8,500. This farm was located along both sides of University avenue from Oak street to Prospect park, and was used as an experimental farm until 1882. With the appointment of Professor Porter, in 1881, came a change. Professor Porter reported the farm as being of little value for experimental purposes, recommended the sale of this farm and the purchase of another better suited to the ends to be attained, experimental demonstration of practical methods of farming. Professor Porter finally decided to recommend the purchase of two tracts of land, aggregating in all about 250 acres. This land was purchased by Governor Pillsbury, the tract of 155 acres, of Captain Bass, at $300 an acre and the second piece, of 95 acres, of Governor Marshall and Mr. Langford, for $200 an acre, a total of $65,500.

The old University farm was platted into city lots and a maximum and minimum price fixed for each lot, and the whole put up at auction with the condition that if the minimum price was not bid, the lot would be withdrawn from sale. At the first sale, which took place 1882, only one-half the lots were offered for sale, but the sum of $47,500 was netted. The following spring, 1883, a second auction was held, and together with certain private sales, netted $80,500.00, making a total of $128,000. From the proceeds of these sales, the purchase price of $65,500, paid for the new farm by Governor Pillsbury, was refunded to him and a farm house, barn and station building, costing about $48,000 were erected and the first school of agriculture building was erected at a cost of $20,000, the balance was used to fence the farm, and purchase stock and machinery. In 1906, the state purchased twenty acres, which were added to the farm, at a cost of $20,000. In 1907, the legislature appropriated $76,000 for the purchase of 149 acres to be added to the farm.

The farm, which now consists of 419 acres, is divided, roughly, as follows: forty acres for campus, fifty acres for permanent pastures, and the balance for experimental purposes.

SUB-EXPERIMENT STATION FARMS. The first sub-station was organized at Crookston by the purchase of 480 acres of land, August 21st, 1895. The second station was established at Grand Rapids by the purchase of 352 acres, July 2nd, 1896. For many years the Coteau farm, owned by O. C. Gregg, located at Lynd, Minn., was used by the University as a sub-station. A five acre tract, located at Owatonna and used as an apple experiment station, is under the direction of the board of regents by virtue of an act of the legislature dated March 2nd, 1887.

MINNETONKA FRUIT FARMS.

In 1878 the legislature authorized the regents to purchase a fruit farm at Lake Minnetonka at a cost not to exceed two thousand dollars and 116 acres were purchased of Culver and Farrington, and Peter Gideon, of Excelsior, was placed in charge of this farm. It was on this farm and under the direction of Peter Gideon that the

Wealthy apple was originated. For ten years this farm was maintained and many valuable experiments were conducted. It was thought at that time that the work being done at this farm could be as successfully carried on at the experimental station and so the legislature of 1889 authorized the sale of the farm. The total amount realized from the sale was $16,469.43. One thousand three hundred and nine dollars and ten cents of this was turned back into the permanent University fund for the purchase price of the farm and the rest put into the current expense fund of the University.

THE NEW FRUIT FARM.

This farm was purchased by the regents July 20, 1907, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 334 of the laws of 1907. The farm was purchased of Daniel Fink for $105 per acre, there being 77-89 acres, the purchase price was $8.178.45. The land lies in section 7, of township 116, range 23 West (Carver county). It was figured that the cost of the land, exclusive of improvements, was about $75 an acre. The appropriation for this purpose was $16,000, and

it is expected that additional land will be purchased.

The University owns a forestry experimental tract of 2,700 acres on the Fond du Lac Indian reservation. This tract was donated by the Weyerhaeusers and accepted by the legislature of 1909 and confirmed by action of the board of regents, June 26th, 1909.

Lands in the state park at Itasca are available for use of the department of forestry for the purpose of practical instruction and the Morris agricultural school farm, which came into possession of the state by act of Congress and which was accepted by the legislature of 1909, is under the control of the board of regents. The farm on which this school is located contains 296 acres, 160 acres under cultivation and the balance devoted to the school buildings, grounds and pastures. This farm is located near Morris in Stevens county, one hundred and fifty miles north of the twin cities.

The University still owns 24.826.72 acres of land granted by the United States Government as an endowment; 5,040 acres are under mineral leases according to state law.