prove up†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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carry out the improvements required to gain the patent on homesteaded land.

Quotations

1911

Finally, after many anxieties and hardships, they manage to fulfil the homestead conditions and "prove up"--that is, get their patent.

1963

The other cause of delay was the reluctance of a great many homesteaders to prove up. . . .