In connection with the above, it should be noted that on non-residence 

 land, the proportion of entire entry to be cultivated is double that required 

 when three years' residence is maintained. 



4. The Carey Act enabled the Federal Government to give the semi-arid 

 states 1 ,000000 acres each, with the provision that the states cause their 

 reclamation by irrigation and settlement. The land is sold to responsible 

 companies under guarantee to deliver sufficient irrigation water, at prices 

 regulated by the state. At Delta, Utah, on the line of the Salt Lake Route, 

 some Carey Act land, with perpetual water right, remains for sale at $50.00 

 per acre. These farms are sold upon the installment plan, the terms being 

 extremely liberal. 



The cost of preparing virgin soil for seed varies with location; it is 

 estimated that $8.00 per acre represents a high maximum for this work. 



With the exception of Carey Act land, that offered by the Government 

 must be cultivated largely by dry-farm methods. While these lands do not 

 yield as prolifically as irrigated farms, it should be remembered that the initial 

 cost is nominal. Prof. Widtsoe, probably the foremost authority upon this 

 system of farming, says in favor of dry-farm wheat: " 1,000, 000 bushels 

 of Utah dry-farm wheat contain as much nutritive matter as 1 ,025,000 bushels 

 of wheat grown and kept under humid conditions. This difference 

 is now recognized in the prices paid." This obviously means that Utah 

 dry-farm wheat brings a premium from millers. It is estimated by the same 

 authority that a yield of from ten to fifteen bushels per acre will defray dry- 

 farming expenses, that 20 bushels per acre gives a fair profit, and that 40 

 bushels per acre amounts to a bonanza. 



Below is given a list of railroad officials, land companies, civic organiza- 

 tions, etc., to whom applications concerning location of lands open to entry, 

 irrigated lands, and patented lands, may be made. 



STACKING ALFALFA ON THE LINE OF THE SALT LAKE ROUTE 



