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Show UTAH PEOPLE LOCATING DRY FARMS. Tho enlarged homestead act. which makes possible tho acquiring of title to 320 acres of "desert" land as a homestead without observing the requirements re-quirements of resldcnco provided for In tho old homestead law, Is attracting attract-ing the attention of thousands of western west-ern farmers who would add to their little farm holdings by locating a "dry farm." To the west of Ogden, In the Kelton district, in the section where the Ec-cles Ec-cles people have their large tract of land, farmers from Cache Valley and other districts where dry farming has been practiced, have located under the old law, and others are preparing to take advantage of the desert land law of the la6t congress, .which makes possible the acquiring of a big acreage acre-age at comparatively little effort or expense beyond evidence of good faith In locating upon tho land for the purpose pur-pose of dry farming. Further wect In Nevada large tracts are to be taken up by people from Utah. There are said to be great opportunities op-portunities for dry farming at many points in Humboldt valley, extending from Wells to the sink of tho Humboldt, Hum-boldt, a distance of 300 miles. Of late years it has been dernoustrat-cd dernoustrat-cd that very little moisture, other than, that which is precipitated during the winter and spring storms, is necessary neces-sary to successful dry farming. The soli Is worked so that the moisture Is retained. With this new method of farming great areas, heretofore considered con-sidered arid wastes, are now looked upon as offering homes to countless thousands. In Utah there Is much interest In the new homestead law, which, by the way, is tho product of Senator Smoot's legislative activity, and as soon as the lists designating the lands which are subject to entry' under the Smoot law are received in the United States registrar's office In Salt Lake City, there will be a rush to file applications. |