The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-17
3uoeI Ialks 0n HOMESTEAD MATTERS
BY COLA W. SHEPARD. United States Commissioner
PROOF ON ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD ENTRlEs
TALK NO. 43

(CopyrisAtsa 1859 By cola ". shop
an. coloAy. Wyo. ana published n the
Powder River County Examiner thru
special arrangemsns.l
When there was but one kind Ct
homestead entry that could be made.
and but one kind Of additional entry.
IL was comparatively easy to learn AMI
remember just what the requirements
were for completing such entries. but
now we have ever SO many different
kinds OF original entries, and under
several laws we have various classes
OF additional entries, each requiring q
different showing to be made before
natent will issue. 1t is not at all sur
prfsing that many entrymen do not
know what is required to be done be-
fore they can make proof on ths:.'
various entries.
Under the enlarged homestead law
NE have three distinct kinds of addi'
tional entries, each requiring a dill
ferent showing at time of final PROOF
hut there is only one form OF final
nroof blank used and 1t is up to thu
entryman to know what he Is required
to do and then to show In his prco1
that he has done 1t.
The entryman who rs holding All
ORIGINAL entry made under the gem
eral homestead law upon which PROOF
has not been made, and who makes an
additional entry of adjoining land
has what is called contiguous entr'
before proof He may make PROOF on
his original and additional at the time
IL he wishes. and he may consider the
two entries the same as If both were
taken under the enl arGed homestead
law if he chooses to do SO. Or he may
keep the entries separate. If he makes
proof on beth entries at once the resi-
dcrce required in connection with the
original entry will answer for the ad
aitional entry, and all he needs to
show for such additional entry is cut-
tivatfon equal tc one-siXtecnth of the
area of the additional entry during
the second year of such additional en-
try and double that amount of cult
walton during each year thereafter
This cultivation may be either on the
original entry CT the additional entry
but must be in addition to that re-
quired for proof on the original entry.
II the proof the additional entry
Is made after the proof on original
entry no residence need be shown ur-
less communication proc was made on
the original. in which case there must
tie shown full three years residence
on either one tract or the ether. or
both, which may include the residence
shown in the former proof. The cul
tivation will be the same; that is. one
sixteenth of the area of the additional
entry during the second year Of that
entry and one-eiehth each year there
"a rVff ,f nf ~,f
this cultivation is upon the original
entry it must be in addition to the cul.
tivation relied upon and used in cor
necticn with final proof on the original
entry. 1t may he other land cultivated
at the same time as that shown in the
original proof or later or 1t may he
the same land cultivated after proof
on the original entry.
If, however, the additional entry
embraces adjoining land and is ma de
after proof was submitted on the orig
inal entry then the entry is a contigu-
Gus additional after proof and on
such an entry the cultivation shown
must be on the additional entry Tha
residence on the original is sufficient
hut no cultivation on the original en-
try can be counted. This is a distinc-
ton that many entrymen seem to be
ignorant of until they are ready 70
submit proof then they find that they
have not complied with the law at all
II they have relied apon cultivation
made on their original entries in SIM
port of this class of additional en-
tries.
Another kind of additional entry i.
made under Section of the enlarged
homestead law and embraces lane
which does not join the original en-
try. This kind of entry cannot he
made until after proof Is made an .h,,
original entry. or until such time as
viii permit final proof to be made
within six months after the date of
the additional entry. With respect l.,
such entries there must be shown fu,,
three years residence after date NJ VIZ.
additional entry and in addition to the
residence in connection with precf ~,
ire original entry IF the a,i,lit iona,
entry Is within twenty miles of tn.
original entry the residence NAV he =,
either entry. otherwise it Yaust l.. IN
the additional entry. In either case
me cultivation must be on IN. ada,
tsnai cntr" and must amount ia nre-
HAteenth OF the area Of such ad.ji
'ohai entry during the second yaar az
the entry and one-eiehtb Of the srS,
Tor each succeeding year until cro -
Is made.