The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-31
TIMBER CULTURE.

ANY person who is the head of a fam
lily, or, if single, 81 years of age, citizen
of the United States, or who has declared
his intention of becoming a citizen, may
make an entry under the Timber Culture,
4 or as it is commonly termed 'sTree
Claim, law. The claimant is required to
| take out preliminary papers, as In home
stead, and this is done by signing an ap-
| plication setting forth the land selected,
and making affidavit that the tract ap-
piled for is prairie land, and is taken for
the purpose of cultivating timber. The
| fees required to be paid are SO, if the
tract entered be more than eighty acres,
and S5 if an eighty or less. The com
mission also required to be paid is 81 at
the date of the entry, and a like sum when
the claim is proved up" Entries under
this law are restricted to 100 acres
| The claimant Gf he entered 100 acres
is then required to break or pillow five
acres during the first year, and five
acres more During the second year. The
five acres plowed the first year are re-
ouired to be cultivated by raising a
crop during the second year, and to be
planted in timber, seeds, or cuttings,
during the third year. The five acres
broken during the second year are re-
quired to be cultivated during the third
year, and to be planted in timber, seeds
or cuttings during the fourth year. The
| tracts embraced in entries of q less
quantity than one quarter section 600
acresl are required to be plowed or broken,
cultivated and planted in trees, tree
seeds, or cuttings, during the same
periods, and to their fatal areas, as are
provided for in entries of a quarter sec
ton.
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| No final certificate will be given, or
patent issued, for the land until the ex1
piration of eight years from the date of
entry; at the expiration of that time,
or at any time within five years there
after, il must be Shown that the claim
ant has planted, and for not less than
eight years has cultivated and protected
the required quantity of trees. The num-
Der required to lave been planted is
2,7OO trees to tie acre, and at the time of
proving up there must be growing at
least 675 living and thrifty trees to each
} acre In other words, at the end of the
time allowed, the settler must have on a
: 100 acre tract $3.50 trees, or en- a eighty
acre tract 1876 trees ], 8S8-on forty
The requirements of law pertaining to an
entry OF 12O acres are the same as for an
eighty acre tract or forty-acre tract
combined. Trees, seeds and cuttings
can be obtained in the territory at reason
able cost. No residence on the land, nor
in fact in The territory, is required under
tile tinlber-culture law
: PRE- RMPTIoNs
The pre- emption law requires, in adj
dition to residence and cultivation, that
E payment for the land, at the government
price. shall be made, The pre- emption
privilege IS restricted to heads of families.
!. widows, or single persons over the age of
l q years. who are citizens or who have
declared their intention to become citi-
zens- 1t also excludes persons who own
800 acres of land in any state or territory,
, and those who leave their own land in the
same state or territory to move on to gov