l*J~X\ xt^M^ ktinmi Mi) ^riiw%mi rwj« 



Threshing Scene In Valley County. 



May Buy State Lands. 



An unusual opportunity is offered in the state lands of Montana. The lands 

 granted to the state by the congress of the United States for the benefit of the 

 public schools and other public purposes remaining unsold at the present time 

 aggregate 4,438,627 acres, classified as grazing, agricultural, timber and coal lands, 

 Sections 16 and 36 in each township in the state, outside of Indian reservations 

 and national forests, are state land unless they have been sold, and in addition to 

 these two sections in each township, the state has selected land in every part of 

 the state. These state selections were made before the great rush of homesteaders 

 absorbed the most available part of the public domain, and it is therefore possible 

 for those buying state land to secure desirable tracts in the best developed sections 

 of the state. For those who wish to secure land in the well settled districts of 

 Montana and who do not desire to reside upon the land while securing title, the 

 purchase of state lands is strongly recommended. 



Sales of state land are made at public auction, a sale being usually held in 

 each county once a year. The land is sold for not less than the appraised price, 

 the minimum being $10.00 per acre. Sales are made upon the basis of 15 per cent 

 cash, the remainder of the purchase price to be paid in twenty equal annual in- 

 stallments with interest at the rate of five per cent. 



How to Obtain State Land. 



The State Board of Land Commissioners is custodian of all state lands, and 

 the fixing of sale dates is discretionary with this board. Those who desire to buy 

 or lease state land should make formal application to the Register of State Lands, 

 Helena, Montana, upon the receipt of which, together with a fee of 50 cents, the 

 land will be offered for sale at public auction at the next sale held in the county 

 where the land is situated. Advance notice of sale will be mailed to the ap- 

 plicant. Sales of state land can be only made to citizens of the United States or 

 to those who have declared their intention to become such or to corporations or- 

 ganized under the laws of this state. 



The amount of state land which may be purchased by any individual or corpora- 

 tion is strictly limited by law, to the end that the land, when sold by the state, 

 will pass directly into the possession of actual settlers. Not more than 160 acres 

 classified as agricultural land and susceptible of irrigation, nor more than 320 

 acres classified as agricultural land not susceptible of irrigation, nor more than 

 640 acres classified as grazing land can be sold to one purchaser. 



