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Show COMMISSIONER CARTER'S REPORT. Optra tlu.s or th. Umiwil Land Omc. During- th. War 1HOO-1H Washington, Sept. 25. The report of Commissioner Carter of the operators opera-tors of the general land ollice was made pubiio today. The total number of agricultural ag-ricultural patents issued during 1 -sf-7 were 41,44:j as as against n total to-tal of 231,007, during tho years 18U0 and I w.H, an increase of 1 h7. 1 (J4 patents. The number of mineral patents issued was Hi 7 aud coal patents 02. The number of acres of public lands disposed of during 18111 shows that the cash sales amounted to 2,143,01)0 acres, of miscellaneous entries (not cash) 5,010,31i3 acres, homestcaded Uiill.OUd acres, entered under the timber culture law, railroad soloctions amounted amount-ed to 1,857,572 acres, state selections 174,40-1 acres, Indian allotments to 117,48"), and original swamp selection to 23.107 ? screa. The toti.l receipts during the year were $5. 320. 220 The filings during the year were 20,241. The final entries during the year were 51,034, representing' an acreage of 7,'"59,005 acres; " original t entries en-tries for the same trtpa, v.-lC.IH.l aggrogating 0,400,832 acr$,a- decrease hi (SiitrHiS-'Tor -thttyea? of l.".(i54, repre- snnritig an acreage of 2,5!Ut,820 acres; patents (o land granted railroads during dur-ing the year, 30,0f?S.fi76 acres, . an '. increase over the previous previ-ous year of 2.721,817 acres; surveys sur-veys were accepted during the year to the amount of S.Ol'fi.OOJ acres. Vacant public lands iii public land states and territories is 57,IHI, 083 acres. Commissioner Commis-sioner Carter makes a strong plea for the irrigation of arid lands. |