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Show i MAI APPLICANTS FOR FOREST HOMESTEADS LIST LAND The following persons have recently recent-ly had listed for them with the secretary secre-tary of the interior lands appllod for under the homestead law within national na-tional forests in district 4, with headquarters head-quarters at Ogden, Utah: Clarence H. Wilde of Afton, Wyo., has secured an area of 7.75 acres In the Wyoming national forest, which he desired as an addition to his homestead home-stead formerly listed for hlra It is reported that all kinds of hardy vegetables, vege-tables, small grain, and alfalfa can bo successfully grown on this land. Walter C. Phillips of Piuehurst, Ida, has had listed for him a tract of 60 acres in the Payette national forest, which is located about 1 1-2 miles from a postofflce and railroad On ndjoining landB successful crops of potatoes, corn, alfalfa, and small grains have been raised for several years This applicant desired this land as an addition to his homestead formerly listed, and it is reported to be worth approximately $15 per acre when improved. On the Caribou national forest,, Ernest Ern-est W. Jensen has secured 160 acres of land, his address being Wayan. Ida. Soda Springs. Ida. is the nearest near-est railroad point, 35 miles distant. Hardy voqotables, wheat, oats, alfalfa and hromus grass hay can be raised on this land, which should be worth from $12 to ?1S per acres after being improved. (' W Young of Rebel ( reek, Nov.. has secured 811 acres of land in the Santa Rosa national forest, as an addition ad-dition to his homestead. This land is situated 50 miles from Winnemuo ca, Nev . the nearest railroad point It is reported that the land is probably best adapted for the production of vegetables, berries, and other fruit, 1 and should be worth $.10 per acre when cultivated On the Palisade national forest. Albert Al-bert R Brown Of lleise. Ida., has had listed for him 32.50 acres of land as an addition to his homestead former 1 listed for him. It is re;orted that winter wheat. i'iirk growing oats, ami potatoes may be grown with success under the dry farm method, and the land will probably be worth $20 per acre after being Improved. On the Teton national forest James P. Bird of Cheney, Wyo., has secured a trat of 16(1 acres of land, situated, 1 A miloo frnm lAl.cnn Urn .1 A A miles from Victor, Ida., the nearest railroad point The land is reported to be well adapted to the raising of paying crops, and will be worth $15 per acre when under cultivation. On this same forest William H. Daniels has had listed for him 157 22 acres , of land, situated about 40 miles from V i 1 tor, liia which place is given as his address This land will produce ' good crops of hay. grain, and hard.-, ; vegetables J. Y. Crews of Naf, Utah, has had I listed lor him 120 a res of land in Hie Minidoka national forest, situated ti- miles from Strevell, Ida., the nearest town The land is adapted to the raising of winter wheat oats rye, and barley, and the value of improved im-proved land in this vicinity is about $35 per acre On the Pocatello national forest three applicants have recently had lands listed for them. James S w ii liams of Malad, Ida., has secured 60 acres as an addition to land formerly listed lor him, situated three miles I from Malad. The land is reported as bein best adapted for drv farm grain raising, and when cleared and improved would probably be worth $2i per acre R. L. Jacobson of Bancroft, Ban-croft, Ida , has had listed for him 137.43 acres. Such crops as wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes can be raised, and it should have a value of about $2n per acres after being Improved. Im-proved. A tract of 20 acres has been listed for E J. Abter in connection with a former homestead, located about fifteen miles from Malad, Ida. The land is probably best adapted to the production of dry farm grain. |