Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-18
HOW TO OBTAIN A
CUT IN AREA OF
CULTIVATION
Important Notice to Home
steaders on Pablo Domain
Issued BY Acting Secretary
Of interior A. A. Jones.

Washington. sept. H. ActinE sec
Rotary Of che Interior A. a. Jones has
lssncd che follovlne order.
Department 81 the Interior.
Washington sept 8. 1913.
To the Commissioner OF the General
Land office
II Is found. IN the administration
Of the thrcc-year homestead law. Att
OF June 8. lai2 t8s stat. l2a) that
che regulations issued February la.
1913. Circular No. 206 GA L. D..
419l. governing the reduction 81 cul-
ovation. should be made more spec
clflC. Section Of said regulations
- therefore amended 20 reuu as fol-
lows;
The secretary Of the interior Is au-
th0rized. upon satisfactory show
Ing therefor. to reduce the required
area Of cultivation. The homestead
laws were enacted primarily for tho
purpose 81 enabling citizens Of the
United states I'm good faith 10 obtain
a home. and the provision Of the
statute In regard 10 reduction IN the
required area os cultivation viii not
be permitted 10 80 operate az In any
manner 90 relax the rule that the
entryman must so reside upon. use,
occupy. cultivate and improve tho
tract Of land entered by him az to
satisfactorily show that he Ia good
faith az the time of such entry IN
tended 90 make the land his bona
fide home and that " has been his
home 10 the date 81 final proof
However. II the tract Of land entered
Is SO hilly or rough, the soil 40 aka
line, compact. sandy or swUmpy, tho
precipitation Of moisture 80 lighi as
not go make cultivation practicable,
to the extent of the required amount,
or n the land IN generally valuable
only Tor grazing. reduction ~ the
area ~ cultivation may be permitted
The personal or financial disabilities
or misfortunoE OF Tie cntryman eN-
isling al the time OF entry will not
be considered sufficient cause for re-
dWction In she area Of cultivation.
bit " after entry aud actual settle
mcnt. through circumstances which
al the time OF entry could not roas-
onnbiy have been forcscon. the entry
man has met with misfortune which
renders him reasonably unable 20 cul-
tivate the prescribed area, upon sat-
isfactory proof thereof az the time ~
making final proof. reduction IN
area OF cultivation may be permitted
during tho period ~ disability fol-
lowing such misfortune. provided no.
tice OF such misfortune and the ma
ture thereof shall be submitted under
oath within sixty days after the oc-
currence thereof 10 the register OF
the land office OF the district in which
the land n situated. Tilling Of the
hand or other appropriate treatment
for tie purpose Of conserving the
moisture with a view of making "a
profitable crop the succeeding year
will be deemed cultivation within the
terms Of the act. where That manner
OF cultivation Us necessary or gen
orally followed In the locality.
No reduction In area OF cultivation
will be permitted ON account of cN-
pense Ia removing the standing tin'-
Der from the land " lands are 80
heavily timbercd that the cntrymnn
can not reasonably clear and Guilt
vatc the area prescribed by the stat
ute, such entries viii be considered
speculative and not made IN go0u
faith for the purpose Of obtaining a
home.
The authority to make reduction in
the prescribed area Of cultivation re-
lates TO enlarged homestead entries
as well AZ ordinary homcstcnds made
under Section 22sg, II. -, and apph-
cations for reduction uf area of cuiti-
walton under enlarged homestead en-
tries viii be- made or refused ia ace
cordanco with the provisions OF this
paragraph
Procedure Ia Obtain licduCtiun in