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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
8
A 68 year old worker, earning a small salary for fifty years, receives 7200 dollars after negotiating with employers. The piece argues it proves the value of thrift, forethought, and delaying indulgence to fund old age, contrasting wealth with the habit of wasting money.
An icky transcription of alfalfa value from Denver Field and Farm outlines alfalfa as 45 percent more valuable than clover, feeding rates for hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs and horses, and irrigation effects. It asserts one acre irrigated alfalfa equals 32 acres dry range in value.
In the first three years after entry the enya must spend one dollar per year on each acre of entered land to spray and reclaim it. At or before year end each year, proof of expenditure must be filed with the register and receiver, and with the third year’s proof a map or plan showing the land and reclamation actions.
An article argues birds greatly benefit farming by insect destruction seed control and crop protection. It cites 14 years of stomach analyses showing most birds aid farmers and urges conservation over killing hawks owls and other large birds to keep bird populations on farms.
A reflective piece questions how many possessions are truly valuable and practical for today. It suggests many items sit unused, prompting readers to consider what is worth keeping and what should be let go to serve someone else.
The article outlines affidavit standards for annual proofs on land claims, including who may testify, where proofs are made, and how expenditures for ditches, fences, wells, and water rights are treated. It details acceptable forms of evidence, timing, and the handling of irrigation company stock or water contracts.
The act repeals timber culture laws and adds sections requiring filing a land map with irrigation plan, proof of expenditures of three dollars per acre over three years, and joint canal plans for desert lands. It sets yearly expenditure proofs, reversion if unmet, and patent issuance after four years with citizen and residency limits, applying to Colorado and other states.
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