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Show 122 of them 8_11. of Portales Bry'ant is the T:X'J>ical by·R. following, written G. I I was very glad to read that you had intro duced a bill enlarging the homestead entry to 640 acres; it is what this country needs to bring it to the front; our people can not run enough stock on a half section to do much good, but with a full section you will see this side of the State fill up with farmers pretty fast. I notice in the Roswell llr,orning News that some of our cattlemen ere going to Washington to tr:! to get 2. drift-fence law passed for the benefit of the open range; such a law wi.Ll, soon -nut this 'Dart of-the State hack into the ranch - line. The cowmen have been trying year and it has could do to keep them out. the past bae"!1 t:early all clams: four basic were 640 acres 'would have were to of 640 01' livelihood; if the leasing arrangement over d the the the entire or acres a or one m8..n to would be; and present state domain public rather than a or beef "little man;" stock industry acres. testimony presented were acres provide for a until tracts settlers settlers would placed soon production would the 320 of under a system of enlarged home become wou Ld dom- increase stabliize with grazing Predictably, to more find another means large cattle interests would homesteads of 640 tive acres shun New rexico, forced to either leave the -inant reflected people easily available, prospective be steading, our of 160 that tracts but that tracts family of :petitions sufficient size to allow of not the get in for to all most of the sUbstan- committee--not only by |
