| Show farms for ex Service men len on oil september eth farms will be opened to homestead entry by soldiers ot of the world war on the aroith th platte project wyoming and one week later september 57 farms will be thrown open under the shoshone project in the same state about acres 0 of land are included in the two for sixty days no oue one but soldiers of 0 the world war will be permitted to make filings on these there farms north platte project lauds lands A decade ago the lands now included in the north platte project were a vast range occupied by nomadic herds of cattle but national reclamation has wrought a marvelous change in ill that section the landscape is now dotted with hundreds ot of prosperous farm arm homes and a hundred thousand acres are producing valuable crops ot of alfalfa sugar beets corn and potatoes numerous towns have been established and railroads have extended their branches to connect the valley with the count rys gr great 0 at markets dairying has become a profitable industry more than 4 worth of crops were produced on the project in 1920 shoshone project lands the shoshone project in the tha northwestern part of 0 the state slate lies in a region of great scenic beauty and has a delightful and healthful climate and fertile soil like the north platte project at has transformed the desert into a thickly populated and highly productive agricultural se section F it is a tine fine dairy country has haa a creamery and alfalfa meal mill it is devoted to general farming crops to the value ot of over were produced tn in 1920 on an about acres soldiers who are interested te in the land are invited to investigate the opportunities offered by these openings detailed information concerning the farms and the method ot of obtaining them may be secured by writing to the project manager U 8 S R S mitchell neb about the north platte project to the project manager powell wyo concerning the shoshone opening or ito to the U S reclamation service washington D C |
