Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-02-06 | Page 9 | Dry Farming Homesteads

DRY FARMING HOMESTEADS Senate Public Lands Committee Dis Die Discusses Discusses cusses the Smoot Bill Bi Special to The Herald Herld Washington v Feb 5 The senate com corn ritte on public lands today toda discussed f he hp Smoot bill bi providing for tor dry farm farming rig ing i homesteads of acres The main of the bill bi were agreed upon si rd d it is expected it wIlt will be reported ed at the next meeting t of the when consideration 1 be bei i TIle The h bill bi permits permit entry of acres of arid or semiarid non Irrigable lands in com corn compa pa pat pat t body bo by a person qualified to tomake tomake tomake C make make homestead entry Residence on he land Is not required but before tl te tle e Issuance of patent cultivation of ot of the area rea during the see sec seeN tHi N year r aUel atLer entry area and dur during durIng during ing the third fourth and fifth years is 15 required Senator Heyburn of the committee asked have the bill amended to to bi ex ox exclude dude clude Idaho where wh re He lie stated acres Is sufficient for a homestead and Senator Dixon asked aske that Montana be excluded because he lie has a bill bi pond pend pending pane ing uig creating acre homesteads for that state