Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-07-27

for it. as under pre-emption law, in cash or
warrants, at any lime after six months of
actual residence. This proof must be made
before the district officers. Homesteaders
are allowed six months after entry to COM
mence improvements and establish resi-
dence.
The law allows but one homestead privi-
lege to any one person.
Every person who served not less than
ninety days in the army OF navy of the Uni
ted States during ''the recent rebellion"
who was honorably discharged and has re-
mained loyal to the government, may enter
a homestead, and the time of his service
shall be deducted from the period of five
years, provided that the party shall reside
upon and cultivate his homestead at least
one year after he commences improvements,
The widow Of a soldier, or if she be dead or
has married again, the minor heirs (if any)
may, through their guardian, make home
stead entry, and if the soldier died in the
service, the whole term of his enlistment
will be credited upon the terms Of required
residence. Soldiers and sailors as above NAV
file homestead declaratory statement FOR
l6O acres of land through an agent, after
which they have six months to file their
homestead. This latter entry must be made
In person. Thus soldier who de Tres to
secure claim may do SO by sending a
poWer-of-attorney and certified copy of bis
discharge to some responsible party here
who can file tor him upon the land selected.
Lands acquired under the homestead laws
are not liable for any debt contracted prior
to the issuing of the patent therefor.
TREE CLAIMS.
Under the timber culture laws not more
than l6O acres on any ore section, entirely
dev Did of timber can be entered and no
person can make more than one entry there
under.
The qualifications of applicants are the
same as under the pre-emption and home
stead laws The land Office charges are, for
l6O acres ormore than so acres, $l4 when
entry is made and 81 at final proof. The
applicant must make affidavit that the land
specified in his application is exclusively
prairie, or other land devoid of timber, that
his filing and entry is made for the cultiva-
ton of timber for his own exclusive use and
benefit; that the application is made in good
faith and not for the purpose of speculation,
or directly or indirectly for the use or bene-
1lt OF any other person or persons that he
intends to hold and cultivate the land and
comply with the laws, and that he has not
previously made an entry under the timber
culture law.
The party making an entry of quarter
section is required to break or plow five
acres covered thereby during the first year.
and five acres in addition during the second
year. The five acres broken or plowed dur
ing the first year he is required to cultivate
by raising crop or otherwise, during the |
second year, and to plant in timber, seeds,
pr cuttings, during the third year. The five |
lcres broken or plowed during the second |
sear he is required to cultivate by raising a |
lEop, or otherwise, during the third year,
| I'D to plant in timber, seeds. or cuttings,
&ring the fourth year, For entries of less |
| TIM 100 acres the amount OF land to be Gull
tlvted must be pro rata. Provision is made
| ioh#cXtcllSlOn OF time III case urOutn or
grAhoppers destroy trees. These trees he
mus cultivate and protect, and if, at the ex-
pirahn of eight years from date of entry
or atny time within five years thereafter,
the htrant. or, if he be dead, his heirs,
s,'allrove by two credible witnesses the
plan'ig, cultivating and protecting Of the
timbeltor not less than eight years, and
that tire were at the end of eight years at
least 6t living thrifty trees on each of the
ten acrt required to be planted, he or they
will be Untitled to patent. 1t should be
! added tht in making final proof it must be
shown tat mot less than twcnty-seven
hundredfees were planted to each acre"
Fruit trcf are not considered timber ia re-
gard ID ctivation OF an entry under this
| act.
1t is nobecessary that ten acres should
be in contact body.
Failure toomply with any of the require
| ments OF theaw at any time after one year