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Show INDEX 821 grants, education, salt springs, roads and canals, 298 farms, average acreages, 1850-1890, 214 farms, acreage, 1860-1890, 214 population growth, 1830-1850, 298 Irrigation Congresses, 647-649 Irrigation, Federal, 652-653 private projects, 635-638, 651-652 Irrigation studies Hinton, Richard B., 644-645 Mead, Elwood, 650 Newell, F. H., 646-647 Powell, John W., 645-646 U.S. Department of Agriculture, 666-667 Ise, John, oil policy, 741 Jackson, Andrew, land sales, 147, 174-175 pet banks, 172 Specie circular, 175 Jefferson, Thomas, state claims, 51 private land claims, 93-94 Sale of public lands, 61-63 Julian, George W., railroad grants, 456-457 mineral lands, 716, 718-719 Kansas, homestead entries, 403, 408 admission to Union, 304-307 taxation of public lands fight, 305 congressional debate, 306-307 grants, education and salt springs, 306 Federal grants, management, 320-321 land improved in 12 counties, 416 land sales, 398 ownerships compared, 442 war with railroads, 371-373 Kelley, Hudson, 279 Kent bill, 513 hearings, 513-515 Kentucky, admission to Union, 53, 286-287 Kentucky-Virginia land compact, 286-287 Kinkaid Act, 498-501 abuses, 500-501 Lamoreaux, S. W., surveys, 486 Land auctions, typical, 157-161 unpopularity, 145-148 bidding suppressed, 161-163 See also Claims associations and Land speculator's organizations Land available under graduation and amount actually entered, December 24, 1855, 194 Land Classification, 509-519, 761-762 Land Commissioners, Boards, Federal, 91, 97, 103- 105, 109-110, 116 Land concessions, enabling acts of 1864, 309 Land donations to states, 384 Land entries, California, 1866-1878, 441 Dakota Territory, 1863-1885, 409 Pierce County, Nebraska, 1867-1886, 443 and sales, 1863-1870, 442 original, accepted, 1933-1955, 613 Land graduated in price subject to private entry (1854), 188 Land Grants Colleges. See Morrill Act Land, improved, in Kansas counties, 416 Land, Indian. See Indian lands Land officers, corruption, 151-152, 450-451 Land offices, field, established, 126 Land openings, reclamation projects, 693 Land Ordinance of 1785, 59-74 Land reform legislation, Act 1871, 370, 453 Alien Ownership Act, 461 Act 188, 461-462 Act 1889, 462 General Revision Act, 484-485, 642 Reorganization Act 1891, 488 Land reform movement, 170-173, 454-462, 482-485 early attempts, 140-141, 164-165 party platforms, 454-455 Land reverted to Federal Government, 1812-1819, 135 Land runs, 464-465 Land sale legislation, Act 1796, 125-128 Hamilton's report, 123 discussion, 124-125 administration of, 126-128 Act 1800, 129-131 Act 1804, 131 effects, 132-133 relief measures, 134-136 Act of 1820, 141 discussion, 140-141 Act 1821, 141-142 Act 1830, 153, 162 Graduation Act, 186-188 acres subject to private entry (1854), 188 acres available and acres entered (1855), 194 entries and land unsold (1862), 194 abuse, 189-193 effect on land sales, 194-195 |