Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-202

The object of the research and extension center referred to in section 85-201 shall be to determine the adaptability of the arid and semiarid portions of Nebraska to agriculture, horticulture, and forest-tree growing, such as the producing of grain, grasses, root crops, and fruits of kinds commonly grown in the same latitude in other states, and the most economical methods of producing such crops without irrigation.