THE YOUNG FARMER 



statute, usually any magistrate, justice or 

 notary public, and acknowledge the same to 

 be his or her free act and deed. 



A deed has no effect until delivered, and 

 should be immediately recorded by the pur- 

 chaser. Generally an unrecorded deed is 

 not good as against a subsequent purchaser 

 in good faith. It is well to note that the 

 laws relating to the transfer of land are 

 those of the place where the land lies and 

 not necessarily those of the place where the 

 deed is made. 



METHOD OF LAYING OUT PUBLIC LANDS 



The public lands of the United States are, 

 whenever practicable, laid out into town- 

 ships each six miles square, "as near as may 

 be," whose sides run due north and south 

 and east and west. The townships are laid 

 off north and south of a base line which is 

 a parallel of latitude, and are numbered 

 north and south from the base line: Thus, 

 T. 3 S., means Township No. 3 south from 

 the base line. Each row of townships run- 

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