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field and the crop harvested was eleven 

 bushels of flax and twenty-six bushels of 

 wheat, to the acre, both well developed and 

 splendid samples. 



There are a great many free homesteads 

 yet to be taken up on the line of the pro- 

 posed railway, and the homestead laws are 

 such that any person who is entitled to a 

 free homestead can fulfill his duties with- 

 out residing upon the homestead, provided 

 he owns and is occupying other farm lands 

 in the vicinity, or in the case of a son liv- 



pending upon her, any male who is 18 

 years of age, provided none of the above 

 have ever had a homestead on Dominion 

 lands except in the case of anyone who 

 has had his Patent of Certificate of Rec- 

 ommendation for his patent previous to 

 June 2, 1889. 



After a homesteader has entered upon 

 his homestead he is allowed six mouths in 

 which to complete his entry by com- 

 mencing to reside upon his land. In case 

 he does not commence residence within 



ALFALFA GROWN IN MOOSJE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT 



ing on farm land with his father, the re- 

 quirement as to residence may be fulfilled 

 by him residing with his father. In all 

 other cases the party taking up a home- 

 stead is required to reside upon hi? home- 

 stead for six months in each year for three 

 years, and to do a reasonable amount of 

 cultivation. 



Those who are entitled to free home- 

 steads are any male who is the sole head 

 of a family, or any widow who is the sole 

 head of a family with minor children de- 



the time limited, his homestead is liable 

 to cancellation by any person who files an 

 application. In case there is an applica- 

 tion to cancel filed, the party who holds 

 entry is immediately notified and is al- 

 lowed sixty days in which to show cause 

 why his entry should not be cancelled. If 

 he does not show cause within the time 

 limited his entry is cancelled and the party 

 who applied for the cancellation is notified 

 that he has twenty days in which to file 

 his entry for the land. 



