DRY-FARMING 



her to subdivide, and may be measured 

 in several different ways. It is just as 

 convenient for small irrigation projects 

 of, say, 40 acres as for dry-farms of 160, 

 320, or 640 acres. In the United States 

 and Canada thirty-six sections form a 

 township. 



What then are the fundamental prin- 

 ciples of successful community settle- 

 ment? They are as follows: (1) Free 

 land, (2) good colonists, (3) assisted 

 passages, (4) expert advice, (5) mixed 

 farming, (6) co-operation. 



Now, the first principle of successful 

 community settlement is free land. The 

 famous Homestead Law in the United 

 States gave a quarter-section or 160 acres 

 free to each colonist who resided thereon 

 for five years and cultivated his land. 

 And it is not too much to say that this 

 magnificent Act of 1862 has done more 

 than anything else to fill the United 

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