FORESTRY
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
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Question
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70 acres
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20 acres
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160 acres
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200 acres
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Detailed explanation-1: -On January 1, 1863, Daniel Freeman made the first claim under the Act, which gave citizens or future citizens up to 160 acres of public land provided they live on it, improve it, and pay a small registration fee. The Government granted more than 270 million acres of land while the law was in effect.
Detailed explanation-2: -The homesteading boom was a time like no other in Montana. Rains turned the whole state into a great green paradise. The railroads advertised Montana farmland to the world. And the federal government gave it away-32 million acres of it-free.
Detailed explanation-3: -1862 Homestead Act: This was the first homestead act where settlers could obtain up to 160 acres without cost other than certain filing fees by meeting requirements to live on the land in a habitable dwelling for 5 years and cultivate the land.