The Butler weekly times., 1906-08-09
T0sBRlNG $50 AN ACRE.
What me Of the big Pas
ture" rarms viii Auction At.

Lswton, Ok, Aug. 6,-The new
lands to be opened this autumn In
the ''big pasture" along the Red
river are among the most productive
In Oklahoma. In all 505,000 acres
will be opened, constituting the "big
pasture" and the reserve. The latter
tract consists Of $4,000 acres set
apart number OF years ago as a
source Of fuel supply for the regular
troops at Fort Sill, but which has
recently been cleared Of a vast
amount OF the timber.
What Ia known as the "big pas.
ture" is composed OF 4S0,600 acres
lying adjacent TO Lawton on the
southwest. This latter tract lies to
the south OF the Wichita mountains
and is In the slluvial Red rivor bot.
tom. Three thousand 160.ecre
tracts are to be had In this, the last,
great opening OF Oklahoma soil un-
der the homestead laws.
A small portion OF the land hns
been allotted to the Infants OF th g
Conanche, Kiows and Apache tribes
born since June, 1901, and enough
has been set aside by the secretary
of the Interior for Ave government
townsites. In these subtractions
there yet remains sufficient land for
1000 farms.
The greater part OF the land In
these pastures is rolling prairie, we'll
watered and very fertile. Many gu ar.
ter sections Of this pasture were leas-
ed In the early spring to farmers NJ
der an agricultural lease. Upon this
land, which is sod, have been raised
this year from twenty.three to thirty
bushels OF wheat to the acre, fifty
Ave to eighty bushels Of oats and an
average Of forty bushels OF corn.
Cotton raised upon this same land
from hall bale TO q bale TO the acre,
and a bale OF cotton markets at
from $40 to $50 a bale and the seed
from the cotton will bring nearly 81
more to the bale. Fruit grows in
abundance and the land as melon
producer can not be beaten In the
entire Southwest, A person to get
a slice OF this land must be an actual
bonifde settler.
1t has been given out at Washing
ton that the land will be sold, most
probably in September or October.
Mr.. Richards Of the general land OF
fee ct Washington has Issued cir
cular to the Lawton land Office Civ
ing instructions regarding the open
ing, under the provisions OF the
homestead laws. 1t is as follows:
They will be sold prior to Decem
Der 5, 1905, on some day to be here
after fixed, to the highest bid der
upon sealed bids or at q public auc'
tion, as Secretary Hitchcock MAJ
direct and under such regulations af
he may prescribe.
Persons who purchase these lands
must have all qualifications ofhome
stead entrymen, and must after thsy
have been successful In bidding iol
the same, make entry Of the lands
purchased by them, and thereafter
they will be required to comply with
all the provisions OF the homeste ad
law before obtaining patents.
| All sales and entries will be made
subject to any existing lease Tor agri
cultural purposes, which may have
been heretofore made, but entrymsD
whose lands are covered by such 9
lease will be entitled to all the pro
visions Of the rent ascruing after the
sale is made.
j None OF said lands can be sold al
less than IS an acre, one-flith Of ths
purchase price to Be paid at ths
time the bid IL made, and the re
mainder to be made in four equa
annual installments, but In case thu
purchaser fails 10 make any annua
payment when due, his rights TO thu
lend, covered BY bis purchase, and
amy payment therefore made viii be
forfeited and his entry will be can
osled.
/ None Of these lands are arid and
/ practically all Of them are vel
adapted for agricultural purposes
u is believed that only the very
ipoorest viii sell ct IS an acre and
| that 920 an scre viii be the maxi