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Claimant Testimony, page 2

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QUESTION 6. Describe the land embraced in above entry by legal sub-divisions, showing fully the character of same, and kind and amount of timber, if any. ANSWER. Subdivision. Acres cultivable. Acres timbered. Feet timber. All - QUESTION 7. State the number of acres cultivated, kind of crop planted, and amount harvested, each year. If used for grazing only, state number and kind of stock grazed each year and by whom owned and compensation, if any, received. (See Note 2, page 3.) ANSWER. 1st year ’11 21 A. all corn, poor crop, destroyed by range cattle 2d year 23 A., 20 A corn, 3 A cane, mellon [sic] patch, would have had a fair crop but was damaged by hail. 3d year 35 A., all corn, poor crop, damaged by cut worms 4th year Rest of land used for grazing, 35-40 acres of wild hay, 5th year about 10 tons per season; 1 horse at present; lost 10 head of 6th year stock since I took the land; stock grazed on the land owned 7th year by C. L. Waite; Cultivation on the east half of the land QUESTION 8. 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. Subdivision. Character of improvements. Frame house, near the center of the land, 12x14, 1 room, elaterite roof; haybarn, 24x10 holds 4 horses; entry all fenced, party fence, 3 wires, I own ¾ miles of it. Value $300 QUESTION 9. 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 10. Are there any indications of coal, salines, or minerals of any kind on the land? If so, describe what they are. ANSWER. No QUESTION 11. Have you ever made any other homestead entry? If so, describe the same. ANSWER. No c 6—1524

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Homestead National Historical Park, Code: HOME

Weld County, Colorado
Latitude: 40.2879981994629, Longitude: -96.8339004516602

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01/01/1914 - 12/30/1919

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

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