Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1910 , a Fruit Land Company of Minneapolis acquired 12000 a of the Grant and in 1912 the area was subdivided .
Simplified: In 1910 , a company named Fruit Land Company of Minneapolis got 12000 a of the grant and in 1912 the area was splited with Elverta and Rio Linda .