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<br />c- <br />o <br />c..> <br />0-> <br />C'> <br />_J <br /> <br /> <br />T he ~.lll' of pubhc ],lnd eVl'[l- <br />Ill.llly .1ppro.H:hl'd 303 mil. <br />lion ,HTl'~. MllH' th<Hl 287 mil- <br />IHIIl .H res \\,('1"(' ddll1wd under the <br />I hlnH'~Il',ld '\t I .1IlJ grants to the <br />St.ltr'S tor ,Ill plJrpost's tot.lll'd 328 <br />million .len's. LlIlJ was .llso granted <br />IOllllhtMY, III r.lllru.1Js, or sold under <br />,1 \'.Hlety of other laws. All told <br /> <br />Sales-Holuesteadillg <br /> <br />HOW THE LAND WAS DISTRIBUTED <br /> <br />1,144, 100,000 aefes of publil..' land has <br />passed out llf Federal O\vl1t'rship <br />during the 200 )'C.1rS of uur n,llillfl,ll <br />l'\,islt'IKP. <br />It \vas the worh.ing of tht' Jispos<ll <br />systt.'m that eventually gave birth to <br />the concept of retention. In ('ach rase, <br />those who acquired a parcel of public <br />l.lnd tried to select lewd that was bt'st <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />slIlted to their partltul.H Ill,t'd. Hpl11l'- <br />sh:'aders loolwJ for good agrirultuf.ll <br />I.lnd, mllll'rs lllllkl'd for miner,lll.mds, <br />ptc., ,1Ild, 111 l',lrh rase, the 1.1I1d th.l! <br />W.lS It,U 111 publil oWI1t'rship WdS Ihl' <br />l,mJ les~ SUIted for rriv.llt' liSt' _ <br />l,lnd~ too dry, Itlll ~tel'p, tOll rocky, or <br />too Infertile 10 rn.IVldl' ,1 profitabll> <br />return to .1 priv.1tl' owner. <br />