| Show RECLAMATION LAND LANDIN IN WESTERN STATES S ATES Hill Bill Now No Before oD C-oD Pentling Congress J Money rone for 01 Clearing Ci Cropping and Watering Watt Thousands Thon of or Acres Acre i Hundreds of or thousands of or acres Inthe in inthe inthe the United States hitherto untilled f may be he placed paced under cultivation durIng during dur dur- ing ng the year 1918 By Dy direction of ot Secretary of the Interior Lane acting in response to a resolution of or Congress Congress Congress Con Con- Con Con- gress a careful servey sency was made mado Into in into into In- In to the feasibility and practicability of ot putting into cultivation such parts marts of or the public domain and Indian lands as night might be suitable for the purpose The results of the in inquiry inquiry inquiry in- in just received by 11 Secretary Lane indicate that approximately acres acres cres of land on various reclamation projects and an area of or Indian lands almost as large are susceptible sus sus- of or says a recent Washington n dispatch I It is ts not regarded as practicable ca c I economical or wise to endeavor to secure se secure secure se- se cure crop production through governmental governmental governmental gov gov- agencies on such of the the public lands as yet remain ed cd They are largely largey rough and mountainous and valuable chiefly for minerals or stock raising or scattered scattered scat scat- I tracts which can best be farmed farmed farm farm- ed by homesteaders About acres of land and on reclamation projects not heretofore cultivated and nd for which water wilbe wil will willbe be available JUa may be placed In n production pro pro- ducton during 1918 In addition there are approximately acres of privately owned or homestead homestead homestead home home- stead lands within reclamation projects projects pro pro- jests susceptible of cultivation A Abill Ahm bill hm now is pending before Congress providing the tho money for Cor the clearIng clear clear- clearIng Ing development and cropping ol or orthe the lands the funds appropriated to toIe tobe tobe be Ie relm reimbursable from rentals and other receipts Within the limits of the states of or Arizona Montana and Wyoming are acres of irrigable and acres of dry farming lands within withal the limits Emits of Indian reservations which with reasonable funds could uld te Le be placed placed ed under cultivation cuti On other Indian Indian Indian In In- dian reservations a large acreage al also also also al- al so could be made available An appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap of has been suggested to Congress for the thc purchase pur purchase pur- pur chase of seeds eeds and equipment and to make arrangements for lor the cultivation cut cult I vaton of this land under the direction direction tion lion of oC Secretary Lano Lane who has rc recommended recommended rec rec- to Congress the enactment enactment enactment enact enact- ment of measures providing for the development de of the lands |
