Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-08
practice produces sour milk, and sour
milk makes sour patrons.

Factory accounts, weighing scales,
etc., ETC., are always open to the in.
spection of patrons. Owners and
patrons have a mutual interest, and
the desire is to make the factory net
its patrons more for their milk than
they can get in any other way. Far
| cilities in the location and arrangement
OF building and machinery, in it's curing
room and abundant supply of cold
water, are always perfect. Factories
secure the services of experienced, first
class cheese makers. It only remains
for all concerned to heartily cooperate,
and satisfactory results are assured.
Homes on Public Lands.
Edward S. Judd, in the Prairie Far
mer, gives the following interesting
hints on the land question in the Unit
ed States:
The essence of the Homestead law is
actual settlement and cultivation of
the soil embraced in an entry. For a
nominal fee, equal to $34 on the Pa
cific coast, and $26 in the other
states, it gives to settler-a man or
woman over the age of 2l years,
head OF the family or single person, if
a citizen of the United States, or
having declared an intention to be-
come such-the right to locate upon
100 acres of unoccupied land, to live
upon the same for a period of five
years, and upon proof of compli-
ance with the law, to receive patent
Ia deed) therefor, free of cost or charge
for the land. To obtain final title,
full citizenship is necessary. If the To-
Gator desires to buy his homestead
outright, at the end of six months, he
can, upon due proof, pay for his land
at $1.25 per acre, or $3.50 an acre in
cestain loalities, as where the alter
nate sections have been donated to
aid in the construction of railroads.
This is called Communication of a
homestead; but not four per cent. OF
the homestead settlers have made use
of this privilege. No lands acquired
under the Homestead act, are liable
for the debts of the settler contracted
before the issue of the patent. The
sale OF homestead claim before COM
pletion of title, conveys to the pur-
chaser no interest that is recognized
by law. The law allows but one
homestead privilege, and a settler re-
linquishing or abandoning his claim,
cannot make a second entry.
In obtaining homes upon the public
domain, especial privileges are given
to soldiers and sailors who served for
not less than ninety days during the
late war. The act giving this privilege
became law in 1872. The practical
result OF this law is to enable those
who servedin the army or navy to de-
duct the time of such service, not ex-
ceeding four years, from the five years
residence required of other settlers
under the Homestead act, before title
can be obtained. Soldiers and sailors
have six months from the filing of
their applications in which to make
entry and begin settlement and i'm
provement. Actual residence and cul-
tivation for one year is, however, re-
quired. A soldiers claim for a tract
of land can be fled by an agent or at
torney, but the first entry must be
made by the person himself. This
provision of allowing the filing of
claims by an agent has been used, in
many instances, to defraud both the
soldiers and the government. The
benefits of this act are extended to the
unmarried widows of soldiers and sail
ors, or, il their widows are dead, or
have married again, then to the mi
nor orphan children. Those who
served in the war and made home
stead entries OF less than 100 acres,
prior to June 20, 1874, may enter an
additional quantity of land, sufficient
to make 100 acres altogether.