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Montana Farmers Build Substantial Homes. 



person, persons, corporation or syndicate in making such entry, nor in collusion with 

 any person, corporation or syndicate to give them the benefit of the land entered 

 or any part thereof; that the application is not made for the purpose of speculation, 

 but in good faith to obtain a home for the applicant, and that the applicant has not 

 directly or indirectly made, and will not make, any agreement or contract in any way 

 or manner with any person or persons, corporation or syndicate, whatsoever, by 

 which the title he may acquire from the government to the lands applied for shall 

 inure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person except himself. 



A homestead entryman is required to establish residence upon the land within 

 six months after the date of entry unless an extension of time is allowed, and Is 

 required to maintain residence thereon for a period of three years. He may absent 

 himself, however, for a portion of each year not exceeding five months. 



Cultivation of the land for a period of three years is required. During the second 

 year not less than one-sixteenth of the area entered must be actually cultivated, and 

 during the third year, and until final proof cultivation of not less than one-eighth 

 is required. There must be actual breaking of the soil followed by planting, sowing 

 of seed and tillage of a crop other than native grasses. 



The homestead entryman must have a habitable house upon the land entered at 

 the time of submitting proof. Other improvements should be of such character and 

 amount as are sufficient to show good faith. 



All original, second and additional homestead, and adjoining farm entries may 

 be commuted, except such entries as are made under particular laws which forbid 

 their commutation. 



The entryman or his stautory successor submitting such commutation proof must 

 show substantially continuous residence upon the land, and cultivation thereof, for 

 a period of at least fourteen months immediately preceding submission or proof of 



