During Lincoln’s administration, Congress passed the Morrill Act to create at least one land …?

During Lincoln’s administration, Congress passed the Morrill Act to create at least one land grant college in each state to teach agriculture and the mechanical arts. What help might a college such as the University of Illinois give to farmers in that state in the 1880s?

im currently taking a course in my school in NJ… and this question is a pain.

can anyone help me cuz i seriously dont know the answer