The copper era., 1909-05-20
Land Entry as Homestead.

The United States land office at Phoenix has issued a statement con- cerning the lands that can be en- tered under the enlarged homestead act of February, 1909, and regula tions concerning the entry of such lands.
 A homestead entryman of lands of the character described in the first section of the act, upon which final proof has not been made, may enter such other lands, subject to the pro visions of this act, contiguous to the former entry, which shall not, to- gether with the lands embraced in the original entry, exceed 32O acres, and that residence upon and cultiva- tion of the original entry shall be accepted as equivalent to residence upon and cultivation of the addi- tional entry.
 Final proofs must be made as in ordinary homestead cases, and in ad- dition to the showing required of or dinary homestead entrymen it must be shown that at least one-eighth of land embraced in each entry has been continuously cultivated to agricul- tural crops other than native grasses, beginning with the second year of the entry, and that at least one fourth of the area embraced has been continuously cultivated to agri- cultural crops other than native grasses, beginning with the third year of the entry and continuing to date of final proof.
 Final proof submitted on an addi- tional entry must show that the area of such entry required by the act to be cultivated has been cultivated in accordance with such requirements, or that such part of the original en- try as will, with the area cultivated ia the additional entry, aggregate the required proportion of the com bined entries, has been cultivated in the manner required by the act.
 Proof must be made on the origi- nal entry within the statutory period of seven years from the date of the entry, and if it cannot be shown at that time that the cultivation has been such as to satisfy the require ments of the act as to both entries it will be necessary to submit supple mental proof on the additional entry at the proper time. But proof should be made at the same time to cover both entries in all cases where the residence and cultivation are such as to meet the requirements ot the act.
 Communication of either original or addit ional entry, made under this act, is expressly forbidden.
 Hom estead entries under the pro- visions of section 2289 of the revised statutes, for 160 acres or less, may be made by qualified persons within the states and territory named upon lands subject to such entry, whether such lands have been designated un- der the provisions of this act or not But those who make entry under the provisions of this act cannot after wards make homestead entry under the provisions of the general home stead law, nor can an entryman who enters under the general homestead law lands designated as falling with in the provisions of this act after wards enter any lands under this act.
 A person who has, since August 30, 1890, entered and acquired title to 320 acres of land under the agricul- | tural lands laws (which is construed | to mean the timber and stone, desert i land and homestead laws) is not en- titled to make entry under this act neither is person who has acquired | title to 16O acres under the general l homestead law entitled to make an- other homestead entry under this | act, unless he comes within the pro- | visions of section of the act provid- l ing for additional entries of contigu- ! ous lands or unless entitled to the ] benefits of section of the act of | June J, 1900, (31 stat. 267), or section of the act of May ?, 1902, (32 stat. 2O3.
 If, however, a person is a qualified . entryman under the homestead laws of the United States, he may be al- lowed to enter 32O acres under this act, or such less amount as when added to the lands previously entered or held by him under the agricul- tural land laws shall not exceed in the aggregate 480 acres.
 The land office has also issued in- formation concerning entries, as fol- lows:
 The first section of the act pro- vides for the making of homestead entry for an acre of 32O acres, or less, of non-mineral, non-timbered, non-irrigable public land in the states of Colorado, Montana, Nevada Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyo- ming and in the territories of Ari- zona and New Mexico.
 The term ''non-irrigable land," as used in this act, is construed to mean land which, as a rule, lacks sufficient rainfall to produce agricultural crops without the necessity of resort inU fo 11nuSual methods Of cul+iva-