land; there are neither fees nor formalities connected with the securing of his 

 opinion. Personal interviews are solicited and letters of inquiry will be an- 

 swered promptly. Bulletins dealing with problems that confront the settler 

 are issued from time to time by the company. The Salt Lake Route has no 

 land to sell; its interest lies in developing a region of wonderful promise, and 

 in serving the great markets at its terminals. 



The following is a list of bulletins issued by the Industrial Department 

 of the Salt Lake Route, copies of which may be had en application to officers 

 of the company: 



Bulletin No. 99 Suggestions on Dry Farming. 



Bulletin No. 101 Homeseekers, Attention! 



Bulletin No. 1 03 How to Retain Soil Moisture. 



Bulletin No. 105 Why Grow Barley? 



Bulletin No. 107 Rational Use of Water in Irrigation. 



Bulletin No. 1 09 Raising and Marketing of Stock. 



How Land M.ay Be Acquired From trie Government 



,-^iELOW is a brief outline of the provisions of the laws covering the 



l- acquirement of government lands in Utah. 



I J 1 . The original Homestead Act, still in force, enables a qualified 



1 ' entryman to acquire 1 60 acres of unoccupied government land. The 

 requirements are: residence upon the tract for a period of three years; cultiva- 

 tion of one-sixteenth of the entry, beginning with the second year, and one- 

 eighth, beginning with the third year and continuing until period of residence is 



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