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An Oat Crop That Yielded Ninety Bushels Per Acre. 



not occupied for the purpose of trade or business and have not been embraced within 

 the limits of any withdrawal, reservation or incorporated town or city, but home- 

 stead entries on lands within certain areas are made subject to the particular 

 requirements of the law under which such lands are open to entry. 



Homestead entries may be made by any person who does not come within either 

 of the following classes. 



(a) Married women, except as hereinafter stated. 



(b) Persons who have already made homestead entry, except in certain cases 

 where former entry has been cancelled through no fault of the entryman. 



(c) Foreign-born persons who have not declared their intention to become 

 citizens of the United States. 



(d) Persons who are the owners of more than 160 acres of land in the United 

 States. 



(e) Persons under the age of 21 years who are not the heads of families except 

 minors who make entry as heirs, or who have served in the Army or Navy during 

 the existence of an actual war for at least 14 days. 



(f) Persons who have acquired title to or are claiming, under any of the agri- 

 cultural public land laws, through settlement or entry made since August 30, 1890, 

 any other lands which, with the lands last applied for, would amount in the aggre- 

 gate to more than 320 acres. 



A married woman who has all of the other qualifications of a homesteader may 

 make a homestead entry under any one of the following conditions: 

 (a) Where she has been actually deserted by her husband. 



