He later acquired lumber mills, farmland and a lobster factory.

At that time the Air Ministry acquired local heath and farmland to build an airfield.

In Pennsylvania, a $100 million bond issue was approved to acquire farmland in order to protect it from development.

He settled in the Comox Valley in October 1884, acquiring farmland there.

In December it decided that they were also to acquire farmland.

Some came expecting to acquire good farmland near the Texas coast.

A physical plant and sewage system were constructed, and the government acquired significant farmland for agricultural education at the school.

In 2003, after acquiring farmland adjacent to the campus, the school opened a new access road, expanded student parking lot, and additional athletic fields.

Keen to co-operate, the National Capital Commission started acquiring farmland nearby, to provide the satellite city with its own Green Belt.

Throughout the 1750s, the vast Oderbruch swamps were drained to acquire farmland.