The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-14
MINNESOTA OFFERS
BIG INDUCEMENTS
TO H0MESEEKERS
Large Amount Of Excellent Land
Still May Be Secured at
Reasonable Prices.
GOPHER STATE INVITES YOU!

The state of Minnesota occupies a
central position on the American con-
tinent, and forms the watershed which
turns the floodwaters into the Hudson
bay, the Gulf of st. Lawrence and the
Gulf of Mexico. 1t covers a distance
of $50 miles from north to south, at
extreme points, and 1854 miles from
east to west; containing an area Of
84,286.53 square miles, or 53,943,37824
acres, Of which 3,50S,119 are water.
The soil varies quite widely in char
acter, but very large percentage of
it is capable of high agricultural de-
velopment. Rocky lodges or noun
famous districts, in this state, are con-
fined to very small area. And while
the state had originally quite large
acreage Of swamp lands, much Of
this is easily drained and is being
rapidly brought under subjugation.
There are 155,759 farms in the
state, containing an average of 1T
acres per farm, aggregating 27,623,000
acres in all. This refers to land
which has actually been converted
into farms. The recent census, taken
by the federal government, shows that
the total acreage cultivated in Min
nesota is 100000 acres The area
taken up by farms in the state is not
confined to any one district, but is
scattered over different portions of
it's surface; although the area con-
tanned in the southern portion of the
state which received the earliest SET
tlement has been nearly all converted
into farms.
be purchased for from $40 to 500 per
acre. In the northwest, better known
as the RED River Valley at from $50
to $65 per acre. In the northeast, at
from $40 to $65 per acre; although
they go much higher in certain local.
ties, when influenced by close prox-
unity to cities.
FEDERAL OR HOMESTEAD LANDS.
There are approximately 100000
acres Of land in the state of Minneso-
ia now open for homestead entry
under the control of three United
States government Land offices, locat-
ed at Crookston, Cass Lake and Du-
luth, from which information can be
secured. This does not include the
lands reserved for parks, game pre-
serves, timber or other purposes.
These lands are mostly in the north
ern counties, and are being rapidly
taken up under the homestead laws
Generally speaking, they are covered
with growth Of timber, varying in
density and quality; but the mer-
charitable pine, If there were any, has
been removed.
A large percentage Of these lands
are ceded Chippewa Indian lands, and
are sold by the government at $1.25
per acre, payable in five equal annual
installments, but subject to the home
stead laws, which require five years
residence on the land and certain i'm
provements. If the settler desires to
commute his entry he may do so after
a residence Of fourteen months by
paying an additional $1.25 per acre.
In either case the residence must be
a bona hde one.
Certain Of these lands may be taken
under the "stone and timber" act,
which requires q payment Of $3.50 per
acre; but showing must be made
that tho land is more valuable for
stone and timber than for agricul-
tural purposes.
STATE LANDS.
The state of Minnesota still owns
approximately 100000 acres of land
q percentage Of which is offered for
sale each year, at public auction, by
the state auditor, at the county seats
In the counties in which the land ia
located. @-'. !. 3@-.~. .: 49,
The laws Of the state Of Minnesota
provide that this land cannot be sold
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