The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-21
WOULD FURNISH ALL FARMS
Land is Located in Various Western
States and is Surrounded by Land
Under Cultivation for Many Years
No Cause to go to Canada

A complaint OFTEN made by nome
seekers is that there is a lack of in
formation concerning the available
public domain in the several western
states. Our remaining public lands,
exclusive of Alaska and our island
possessions, consist of about 370,000,-
600 acres. Much of this is mountains
and good deal of it is arid and
WORTHLESS without irrigation. There
are, however, several millions of acres
of semi-arid land open to settlers in
tracts of 500 acres each, located where
new methods of cultivation and scien-
tif,c planting have enabled the skilled
and energetic farmers to overcome the
deficient rainfall These are being
rapidly taken up.
The completion of successive units
on number of the large irrigation
works of the government is making
available choice farms in several
states. To meet the demand for in
formation concerning these lands, the
reclamation service has issued descrip-
tive pamphlets which are mailed upon
request by the Statistician, U. S. Re-
clamation Service, Washington, D. G.
At the present time excellent oppor-
tunities exist on a number Of projects.
The number and size of farms open
to entry, cost of water-right, and the
cash payment required are given here
with.
On the Belle Fourche project, South
Dakota, there are sixty farms contain.
ing from forty to eighty acres each
The water-right charge is only $50
per acre, and the first payment requir.
ed in advance is $3.40 per acre, the
balance being payable in nine annual
installmentss without interests.
The Huntley project, Montana, Of
fers to homestead entry 224 farms
averaging forty acres each of irriga
BILE land. The cost of water-right is
$50 per acre, in addition to which So
per acre must be paid for the land
The initial payment is $3.50 per acre
the balance being payable in nine
equal annual instruments without in
terest.
The Shoshone project, Wyoming, has
available 257 farms averaging forty
to eighty acres each of irrigable land
water-right charge $40 acre per acre
payable one tenth down, balance in
nine equal annual installments.
Sun River project, Montana; eighty
five farms vacant, averaging eighty
acres each of irrigable land, water.
right charge $50 per acre, maintenance
and operation, so cents per acre; first
payment $3.50, balance in nine equal
annual installments without interest.
Umatilla project, Oregon; seventy
farms not yet taken, averaging twenty
to forty acres each of irrigable land
water-right charge $50 per acre, main
tenance and operation, $130 per acre.
First payment 5000 per acre; balance
in seven equal annual installments
without interest.
The above farms are located in set
tied agricultural districts. Neighbors
are plentiful, transportation facilities
are good, towns are near with stores,
schools and churches. On several of
these projects, eight farm houses are
located along each mile of the main
highways, giving the county more of a
suburban than rural appearance. On
all of these projects, the crops last
year were satisfactory. The fruit
farmer, stock man, general farmer and
truck grower will find what he is look
ing for on one or more of these pro-
jects. No more capital is required
to make a success on one of these
farms than on wheat farm in Canada
and the additional advantage of re-
naming in the United Sites is aug
mented also by the much more agere-
able and milder climate of these irri-
gated valleys.