The Holbrook news., 1917-02-09
SECTION HOMESTEAD LAW
Explanation of the 64O-acre Homestead LaD Recently En- acted by Congress. Compiled by ". H. Clark, Realty Broker.

O4 w. H. OLGIKs ANC0Ll1 OIONCA
 Thousands of qualified home steaders, including both those
 who have never made homestead entry as we'll as those who have made original entries and who have additional rights under the 640-acre stockraising homestead law, now have an opportunity of immediately Investigating the millions of acres of this class of lands Tn Arizona. 1 have in- quiries concerning these lands until it is impossible for me to answer them all personally, conse quentIy am having published in- formation that will be of benefit to all who desire to take advan- tage of the act.
 Practically all open range in the west for many years has been over stocked and over grazed to such an extent that even the roots of grasses have been either eaten out or stamped out by the thousands of sheep. cattle, horses and goats. Therefore one should fence as much as possible to per init the grass to reproduce itself.
 The 640-acre law permits all of those qualified to enter lands under the same to immediately make application for the same at the United States district land office in which the lands are To- cated, notwithstanding the fact that it is the duty of the secre- tary of the interior to finally designate the public lands that may be entered, which are lands ''the surface of which is, in his opinion, chiefly valuable for grazing and raising forage crops, do not contain merchantable tim Der, are not susceptible of irri- gation from any known source of water supply, and are of such character that $40 acres are req sonably required for the support of family, and that said lands are non mineral in character, That said lands contain no wa ter holes" for watering live stock, and that said lands are not situated in or on any drive way, but are near to well de- fined public roads and trails.
 Don't get this mixed up with your immediate rights to ascer- tam for yourself lands that you believe are of the charater the secretary of the interior should be required to designate.
 The law provides additional entries to four classes of persons who have made former home stead entries of land of the same class as are to be designated un- der the new 640-acre law.
 First-A former homestead en- try of the character above de- scribed may make additional en- try of a tract within twenty miles from former entry, which together with former entry, shall not exceed $40 acres; Pro- vided that all contiguous or ad- joining areas are entered prior to areas that do not join the former.
 Second-A former homestead entryman who has not submitted final proof on his existing entry has an additional right to enter contiguous lands making $40 acres in the aggregate. No resi- dence is required on the conti- Ruous additional lands, but inn proVements must be made on the additional entry equal to SIPS per acre.
 Third-A former homestead entryman who has proved up on d tract of land of the character permitted under the 64O-acreI law and who still owns and re- sides thereon. may make addi- tional entry to contiguous or ad- joining lands designated for en- try under this act, which, to- gether with the amount of land