The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-08
APPROVES LAR
GER HOMESTEADS
OF INTERIOR BAL
LINGER FAVORS LEGISLATION
GIVING RESIDENTS OF NORTH.
WEST $50 ACRES.

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Ballinger has approved regulations
under the act of congress providing
for an enlarged homestead in Colo
RADIO, Montana, Nevada, Oregon.
Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Arizona
and New Mexico.
The regulations provide for the
making of entries for 800 acres. of
non-mineral, non-timber, non-irrig-
able public lands in the above named
states and territories.
Non-irrigable land is construed to
mean land which, as a rule, lacks
sufficient rainfall to produce agricul-
tural crops without the necessity of
resorting to unusual methods of cul-
tivation such as dry farming.
Lands containing merchantable
timber, mineral lands, or lands which
may be irrigated at reasonable cost
from any known source of water sup
ply may not be entered under this
act; and no one entry shall embrace
in the aggregate more than forty
acres of land susceptible of irriga-
ton from natural sources.
Lands which are subject to entry
under this act will be designated as
such from time to time and lists
thereof sent to the register and re-
ceiver of the proper land Office. I'm
til such lists have been received by
the proper land officers no applica-
ton to enter will be received.
Entries must be in a reasonably
form and in no case exceed
one and one-half mile in length
Entrymen for lands heretofore en-
tered of a character whihc would
bring them within the provisions of
this act, may (if final proof has not
been made and upon the classified
ton and designation of their lands
as falling within the provisions of
his act) make an additional entry,
he aggregate of both entries not to
exceed 800 acres.
Proofs must show that at least
of the area of the entry
has been continuously cultivated to
agricultural crops, beginning with
the second year of the entry, and that
at least one-fourth has been cult
waited beginning with the third year
Of the entry and continued to date OF
final proof. The law prohibits the
Communication of either the original
or additional entries made under this
act.
Section six of the act relates ex-
to lands in the state of
Utah which do not have sufficient
water suitable for domestic pur-
poses as to render continuous resi-
dence possible Entrymen Of such
lands, after they have been desig-
mated as coming within the prOvi-
sions of the act, will not be required
to prove continuous residence, but
hey must reside within such a dis
.ance from the land entered as will
enable them to successfully farm the
same as required by the act. Entries
made under this section cannot be
committed. Entrymen must show
hat not less than one-eighth of the
and entered was cultivated during |
he second year, not less than one
'ourth during the third year and not
ess than one-half during the fourth |
md fifth year after entry.
Applications and proof may be
made before the usual officers.
The first designation of lands out
Tide of Wyoming will be made from |
lata now available in the course OF
he next thirty days and the lists of
such lands forwarded to the respect
We local land offices within which
line the formal regulations will also
1e issued.