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Oliver Jackson FINAL PROOF 002

Scanned image of a Homestead final proof form. See description for text.

Question 11. Describe the land embraced in above entry by legal subdivisions, showing fully the character of same, and kind and amount of timber, if any. Answer [Chart Form] Subdivision - Acres cultivable – All Acres timbered - Feet Timber - Question 12. State the number of acres cultivated, kind of crop planted, and amount harvested, each year. Answer 19--, I have had this land uner cultivation each year since 1911; since holding it as a H E I have cultivated it as follows: 1913, 50 to 60 A. 25 A. corn, went 15 bu per A., 5 A beans, 1000 lbs in all, 25 A. alfalfa, part went 5 tons per A., rest in garden 1914, 50-60 A., 25 A corn, 15 bu per A., 5 A beans, about 1000lbs in all out about 5 tons of alfalfa: garden 1915, 50-60 A., 25 A. corn. 18-20 bu per A., 5 A beans, poor results, 25 A alfalfa, poor crop; garden 1916, 50-60 A., 25 A. corn, 8-10 bu per A., beans, no good, cut 24 tons of alfalfa May: 1917, 50-60 A., 25 A alfafal, 15 A corn, 12 A beans, garden, very poor results, dry season. On E1/2SW1/4 Question 13. Describe fully and in detail the amount and kind of improvements and number of acres under cultivation on each subdivision. State total value of improvements on the claim. Answer [divided in columns] Subdivision, Character of improvements Frame house, 24x36, 4rooms, shingle roof; frame barn, 18x40: well 36 ft deep, pump: frame chicken house, 12x24: frame bunk house, 18x25, shingle roof, 2 rooms: cellar underneath: entry all fenced and cross fenced, 3 & 4 wires, I own 2 ¾ miles of same Total value $3000. On the NWSW ¼ I have 11 head cattle, 4 horses, 40 chickens, 3 hogs. QUESTION 14. Is your present claim within the limits of an incorporated town or selected site of a city or town, or used in any way for trade or business Answer. No QUESTION 15. Are there any indications of coal, salines, or minerals of any kind on the land? If so, describe what they are. Answer. No QUESTION 16. Have you sold, conveyed, or agreed to sell or convey any portion of the land? If so, to whom and for what purpose? Answer. No QUESTION 17. Have you optioned, Mortgaged, or agreed to option or mortgage, or convey this land, or any part thereof? If so, when, to whom, and for what purpose and in what amount? Answer. No C6-1524

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Homestead National Historical Park, Code: HOME

Homestead National Historical Park, Gage County, Nebraska
Latitude: 40.2879981994629, Longitude: -96.8339004516602

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Homesteader Case Files

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Land Entry Case Files: Homestead Final Certificates. Record Group 49: Records of the Bureau of Land Management. National Archives and Records Administration.

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Organization: Homestead National Historical Park
Address: 8523 W State Hwy 4, Beatrice, NE 68310
Email: home_information@nps.gov

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