Mo. Rev. Stat. § 172.493: Delta Research Center to be established, functions — acquisitions of land.

1. The board of curators of the University of Missouri shall establish in southeast Missouri an experimental farm and crop research facility with outlying fields to be known as the "Delta Research Center".

2. The university, through its College of Agriculture and under the supervision of the dean of the College of Agriculture, shall at the research center carry on investigations, research, experiments and demonstrations designed to aid in the development of the agricultural interests of southeastern Missouri.

3. The board of curators of the University of Missouri is authorized, from funds available for such purpose, to purchase the necessary land and accept a conveyance thereof in the name of the state of Missouri or to acquire and accept in the name of the state of Missouri any suitable land which may be donated for such purpose. It may also acquire options upon lands to be purchased.