situation. In this figure the holdings of even the large 

 o-v\'ners are shown to be broken up. It should be remem- 

 bered that the "small private" area in these two townships 

 IS held by a great number of owners. No figures are avail- 

 able to indicate how large the individual tract in this "small 

 private" group may be, but since 160 acres was the unit of 



acquisition under the Timber and Stone and Homestead 

 Acts it is not likely that the average area is much larger 

 than this now. Thus, the task of obtaining the necessary 

 unity of action through cooperation, purchase, or any other 

 means is immeasurably more complicated than the number 

 of symbols on the maps would indicate. 



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