Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-11-08
Cheap Potatoes.-A dispatch from Chi.


cago, dated 9th instant says Advance sheets
issued by the Orange Judd Farmer show
that the potato crop of the United States for
this year will be the largest ever known
The acreage was suddenly increased out of
all proportion to demands for consump,
ton in response to ill advised suggestions
from high official sources, coupled with a
natural desire to replace wheat in the North,
west with some paying crop.
The Farmer places the crop at 2S2, Jas 900
bushels. The variation in yield in different
States is more marked than usual.
In fact, in many districts in the North
west growers have abandoned the results of
their years work and will not dig their crop
for the prices, which do not pay for the
digging.
Canada is no exception to the rule of
bountiful crop, the 1895 yield closely APP
proximating 6fty-seven million bushels
The United Kingdom and continent of Eu-
rope have harvested large crop. Season
able temperatures and generally sufficient
moisture materially increased the average
yield per acre compared with 1894, when
the crop had much with which to contend.
The market outlook at home is rather
mixed, but the situation, when closely
studied, represents some features which may
eventually bring about better state of
things. Prices are almost unprecedentedly
low in every direction, but in addition to
abandonment OF part of the crop in the
Northwest there is tendency toward ex-
cessive rotting in many portions of the coun.
try. Together these may result in relieving
the congested conditions and eventually
bring an improvement in prices.
County Grange regular quarter
ly meeting of Montgomery County Grange,
No. Z, was held at GAINESVILLE, on October
31st, with full attendance, in spite of rain
six of the seven Oranges in its jurisdiction
being represented.
The morning session was chiefly taken up
with routine business, but at p. NJ, there
was an open meeting at which Captain Syl.
vester, President of the Agricultural College,
made an address-"Shal we have State
system of Farmers Institutes ?" He went
through the history of experimental agri
culture in England, and in this country
since 1861, when Mr.. Gilbert came from
Rothhampstead to explain the work done
there, and out of which our State Expert
ment Stations have developed. Now we
want series OF institutes to educate the
public to the kind of work to re quire of
these stations. He is planning to hold a
two-days institute in Annapolis during the
coming session of the Legislature, to snow
that body the importance OF fostering the
great industry of this State.
DR.. Scott, of the College, then read paper
on preservation of Food Stutfs." Prot.
Robinson discussed the feeding of hogs TO
obtain the greatest amount Of flesh in the
few months of life usually allotted that an.
imal.
The next meeting will be held at Olney,
last of January. G. J. Burdette and Ger
State Grange, with J. Enos Ray and Lily
Burdette, alternates.
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The following business was transacted in
the Orphans Court:
Letters of administration on the personal
estate of Sarah E Brandenburg, deceased,
were granted to Oliver J. Brandenburg
Bond $500. The husband of said decedent
VIM. II. Brandenburg, having filed re-
nunciation Of his right to administer.
Philemon M, Smith, administrator of p
J. Smith, deceased, lied an inventory of the
personal estate of said deceased and was
granted authority to sell the same.
Authority to sell and transfer certain
shares Of stock, part of the personal estate
of Sophia Key Briscoe, deceased, was grant
ed by the Court to Sophia II Key, execu
trix of said decedent.
Alice 0. Stewart, administrative Of VIM.
II. Laney, deceased, filed two final releases
of distributes.
The audit OF the personal estate of James
L.. Musgrove, deceased, was ratified and con
frmed by the Court and the administrators
Angelina W. and Francis b. Musgrove,
were ordered to pay the claims according to
same.
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