The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-11
FARM news
DEP ARTMENT
OPEN 81 FARMS IN NORTH
n, PLATTE TRACT

The general land office at Washing
ton has issued the following informa.
1 ton regarding the opening for home
stead entry Of 5000 acres of irrigable
land in North Platte valley in western
J, Nebraska. sly6i.. g5-
Unentered public lands in the North
platte Wyoming project available for
entry are included in townships 8. "a,
E25 and 26 north, ranges 6lh5to "a vest,
!! inclusive. There are eightyone farm
units In all. III. W +. = ~
Plats are or,s file at the reclamation
office at Mitchell, Neb., atid the land
soficesat Cheyenne, sWyo.s5s & ggg
Entry is under the act of March a,
1915.
When and How to Make Entry for
Public Land: Homestead entries for
farm units shown on said plats may be
made by persons holding approved wa
Z ter rental applications therefor, on and
after g o'clock a. M, March 5, 1920, at
I the local land office at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Every person desiring to acquire any
Of said public land must execute wa
ter rental application upon form pro
yided for that purpose and accompany
the same by payment of $50 per acre
for each irrigable acre in the farm unit.
Each water rental application must be
for a specific farm unit, and more than
one person may take such application
I for the same farm unit, Shut not more
than one water rental application can
be made by the same person. Such wa
ter rental application must be made to.
the project manager United states re-
clamation SERVICE at TOrrington, Wyo.,
in person, by mail or otherwise, within
period Of six days beginning Feb. %.
1920, and continuing to and include y
O'Clock a. M, March s. 1920. Water
rental applications received after said
pertoa ufssi4 sday3 will be fled Rpd noted
in ~ lrpet fl their receipt i II az,
limit pf Area AGeHgeV essdnally
reqdfr "a For Support Of family. q This
Els fixed and donated on the plats in the
/ land office. S FsH sffsgl5 q 50 3ti 4
Water rental charge Of So. 40 per acre
pays for two I Acre feet of water for
l each Of the! years 1920, 1921 and 4 S22 !.
4 additional water may be had at 81 per
acre foot, payable in advance.
Fences and bitches are constructed
son some of the units. The charges for
this Will beimade at actual cost OF such
improvements.
Approved Water Rental Applications
To each water rental applicant first in
order among those applying for the
same farm unit the project manager
will issue a water rental application,
duly approved, showing payment of the
charges as herein provided, which will
entitle esuch water rental applicant to
file homestead application at said local
land Office, Cheyenne, Wyo., for the
farm unit described in his water rental
application. Such homestead applica-
alton should be made within seven days
from date Of approval Of water rental
application. Failure toEso make such
4 homestead application entities the wa
ter rentals applicant next in orleFE for
4 the same unit to have his water 1ental
a mss , eegRssH lsdI Z K sp S6ms
s siaalsa III as eDn
I cants. No part of a payment made will
1 be .Fetuined ItB Sh.a fcceasfnl applicant
/ in any case if he be a qualified home
A1tead entryman. 4
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