He said the agency typically acquired 150,000 acres a year, worth $60 million.
The university hopes to acquire 165 acres for $15 million.
Over the past five years it has acquired 18,880 acres.
It has also acquired 1,526 acres for open space and is working to preserve 300 more.
The government has acquired 550 acres of land for this project.
In the 15-year period that ended in 1988 the county acquired only 515 acres.
And the state is negotiating to acquire 100 acres in the same area.
The families made the long journey to Iowa and acquired many acres of land.
There are also plans to acquire approximately 230 acres near the yard to set up a "metro village".
He later acquired 1,400 surrounding acres for more than $10 million.