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2. Cultivation 



1. The practice of the Department has been to require a settler 

 residing on his homestead to bring a total of at least fifteen acres of 

 the same under cultivation. 



A settler performing his residence duties by living in the vicinity 

 of his homestead, either with parents, or with son, daughter, brother, 

 or sister, or on land owned by him, must bring a total of at least 

 thirty acres of the homestead under cultivation. 



A reasonable proportion of the cultivation must in all cases be 

 done in each year. 



All entries made previous to the 1st June 1908 are governed by 

 the above practice. 



2. The following change in the regulations respecting cultivation 

 duties applies to all homestead entries made on and after 1st 

 June 1908 :— 



A homesteader who resides on his homestead is required to break 

 a total of at least thirty acres of the homestead, of which twenty 

 must be cropped, before applying for patent. A reasonable pro- 

 portion of the cultivation duties must be done during each year. 



When the duties are being performed under the regulations 

 permitting residence in vicinity, the total required to be broken 

 will be at least fifty acres, of which thirty must be cropped. 



In the case of homesteads difficult to break by reason of woods, 

 rock, or the broken character of the surface, the area of cultivation 

 required may be decreased at the discretion of the Minister in 

 accordance with the character of the land. 



Pre-emptions 



A person who obtains entry for a homestead under the Dominion 

 Land Act of 1908, or under the Provisions of chapter 55 of the 

 Revised Statutes 1906, or any previous Act, and who continues to 

 own and to reside on his homestead, and does not hold or has not 

 assigned his right to, or has not received patent for a pre-emption, 

 may pre-empt any available quarter section lying alongside his 

 homestead or separated therefrom by only a road allowance on 

 payment of a fee of ten dollars. He becomes entitled to his patent 

 on compliance with these conditions : — 



1. Resides for six months in each of six years on either his home- 

 stead or pre-emption. 



2. Erects a dwelling-house on his homestead or pre-emption. 

 In the case of entries granted on or after 1st February 1909, 



it is required that the house shall be worth at least 300 dollars before 

 application for patent is made. 



3. Cultivates 80 acres of either the homestead or pre-emption or 

 both, a reasonable proportion of which must be done each year. 



4. Pays for the pre-emption at the rate of three dollars an acre. 

 One-third of the purchase money must be paid three years 



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