Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-09-07

: charges are, for 100 acfes or more than
!. SO acres, STA when entry is made, and
81 at final proof. The applicant mus,
make afficavit that the land specified
in his application is exclusively prairie.
or other land devoid of timber; tina.
his filing and entry is made for the Gull
tivation OF timber for his own exclusive
use and benefit that the application is
made in good faith. and not for the
purpose Depreciation, or directly or
indirectly Tor the use or benefit of ally
other person or persons; that he IN
tends to hold and cultivate the land
and comply with tie laws. and that he
has not previously made an entry under
the timber culture law.
The party making an entry OF a
quarter section is required to break or
pillow FIVE acres c5vered thereby during
the first year, and five scres in addl-
ton during the second year. The five
acres broken OF plowed during the first
year he is required to cultivate by :ais.
ing crop or otherwise. during the
second year. and to plant in timber.
seeds or cuttings during the fourth
year. For entries of less than 100
acres The amount Of land to be cultiva-
tel must be pro rata. Provision is
made for extension of time in case
drought or grasshoppers destroy trees.
These trees lie must cultivate and pro-
tect, and if, at the expiration of eight
years from date of entry, or at any
time within five years thereafter, the
entran:, or if ne be dead, his heirs,
shall prove, by two credible witnesses,
the planting, cul.ivating and protecting
Of the timber for not less than eight
years, and tina: there were at the end
of eight years a: least 675 living thrifty
trees on each of the ten acres required
to be planted, he, or they will be ec-
titled to patent. 1t should be added
that in making final proof it must be
shown that not less than 400 trees
were planted to each acre" Fruit
trees are not considered timber in re-
gard to cultivation Of an entry under
this act.
1t is not necessary that ten acres
should be in compact body.
Failure to comply with any of the
of the law at any time az
ter one year from date of entr:, renders
such entry liable to contest, and upon
due proof of such failure the entry will
be cancelled. No land acquired un-
der this law will in any even: become
liable to the satisfaction of any debt or
debts, contracted prior to the issuing
Of the final certificate therefore. ,
REMARKS.
A qualified applicant cannot take
homestead and presumption clam at
he same time, but he may take either
and a tree claim at the same time. A
nan may take pre- emption and
rec claim, and after proving up and
title to his pre-emp,ion, may
hen enter a homestead. Cor he may
commute and pay for his homestead
md then take pre-emption) and thus
ecure $50 acres of land,
In case the settler lives at a distance
rom the land office and desires to
make proof ard payment of his claim
nder the pre- emption law he can have
he testimony of his witnesses taken =
efore any notary public in the district,
nd if he further desires, can have his
wn testimony taken before clerk of
lie court, and these he can transmit,
18th the necessary amount @! money (
} pay for his claim, to the register and {
eceiver or to some reliable party who
IN present the proof and money to e
em and obtain their receip. and GER (
icate for the land.