The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-05-12
SUGGESTIONS TO AoMEsElOERs AND PERSONS DESIRING
10 MAKE HOMESTEAD ENTRIES
(Conttnned from last week.
RESIDENCE AND CULTIVATION

(Continued from last week.
RESIDENCE AND CULTIVATION
25. The residence and cultivatio
required by the homestead la'
means continuous maintenance G
an actual home on the land entered
to the exclusion Of a home elsewher
and continuous annual cultivation
of some portion of the land. A mer
temporary sojourn on the land, fol
lowed by occasional visits to it ono
in six months or oftener, will no
setisfy the requirements of tn
homestead law, and may result in thu
cancellation of the entry.
26. No specific amount eother
cultivation or improvements Is re
Quired where entry Is made under
the general homestead law, but mus
in all cases be such continuous I'M
provement and such actual cultiya'
ton as will show the good faith o.
the entryman. Lands covered by
such homestead entry may be used
for grazing purposes If they arc
more valuable for pasture than foy
cultivation to crops. When lands OF
this character are used for pasturage
actual grazing will ME accepted in
lieu of actual cultivation. The fact
that lands covered by homesteads
are of such a character that they
can not be successfully cultivated or
pastured will not be accepted as an
excuse for failure to either cult
vate or Craze them.
Homestead entries for coal lands.
Where homestead entry is made
under the act of June %, 1910, (35
Stat. 5S3). for land which has been
classified as coal land, or which is
valuable for coal, the entryman must
show improvements as above stated
and must further comply with the
requirements of the enlarged home
stead ,aet of-Eebruary -, 1903 1875
Stat, Ca3), as to residence and cul-
tivation: that is, he IN ,st cultivate at
least one-eighth OF the area to agri-
cultural crops other than native
grasses beginning wnh the second
year of the entry. and at least one
iuurl., o. the area @! the entry be-
ginning with the third year Of the
entry and continuing to the date of
proof. Entries in this class can not
be committed. (See par. SD
81. Actual residence on the lanos
entered must begin within six
months from the date Of all home
stead entries. except additional en-
tries of the character mentioned in
paragraphs Ia and IS, and resi-
.dence with Improvements and annu-
al cultivation must continue until
the entry is five years old, except
in cases hereafter mentioned; but all
entrymen who actually reside upon
the cultivated lands entered by them
prior to making such entries may
make final proof at any time after
entry when they can show five
years residence and cultivation.
Under certain circumstances,
leaves of absence may be granted in
the manner pointed out in paragraph
SO of these suggestions, but the en-
trymen cannot claim credit for res
idence during the time he is absent
under such leave.
An extension of time for estab-
fishing residence can be granted only
in cases where the entryman is ac-
tually prevented by climatic him
ORANGES from establishing his resi-
dence within the required time. This
extension cannot be granted in ad-
vance; but In making final proof or
In case contest is instituted against
the entry the entryman may show
the storms. floods, blockades OF
snow or ice, or other climatic rea-
sons which rendered it impossible
for him to commence residence with
in six months from date of entry,
and must as soon as possible afte,
the climatic hindrances disappear es-
tablish his residence on the land en-
tered. Failure to establish residence
within six months from date of en-
try will not necessarily result in for
fixture of the entry, provided the
residence be established prior to the
intervention OF an adverse claim.
After an entryman has fully COM
piled with the law and has submitted
rrnaf be is no longer required to
live on the Land. But all entrymen
Should understand that If they dis
continue their residence on the land
rrier to issuance OF patent, they dc
o q their risk. and by SO doing
they may place themselves in such q
position that they may be unable to
ce.:.l,s With the requirements made
BY the general land Office. should
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