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By R. L. BARRETT.
Iowa Agricultural College.
Since the United States senate passed the act of June 11, 1906, which gave people an opportunity to take homesteads in the national forests, there has been a large influx of people from all parts of the country to the western forests. Reports from districts adjacent to the forests have been exaggerated to such an extent that the true condition prevailing in many districts is hidden. People acquainted with conditions in the east are unable to realize that two districts or valleys separated by a natural barrier may differ in rainfall, length of growing season and adaptation to crops. Not only are these features of great Importance to the prospective settler, but the productive capacity of the soil, cost of clearing, and the distance from dependable markets must all be carefully considered.
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