Show HOMSTEAD ACT MORE POPULAR them thero hae hane been two hundred and two thousand acres of arid land taken up in the state of utah under section 6 of the enlarged homestead act of february 19 1909 according to a re port made by the salt like city land office to the general land office at washington it has been found on in spec lon tion of the records that no less than six sl hundred elgh eighty tyone one entries have been filed the figures indicate that the en lagged homestead act Is working won von ders tor for this state the act provides that on certain utah land where it Is impossible to secure water for cull nark nar purposes the land may be taken and proved ill up without the home establishing a home on the g aund the only requirement Is that a portion of the ground be placed under cul tuo tae second year and another portion the third year by tho the end of the fifth year the entire tract must be cultivated the homesteader may tike take up tip three hundred t tw enty instead of one hundred sixty acres |