The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-05-07
County Industrial Statistics.

We have received from Mr. Chas. H.
Myers, Chief of Bureau of Industrial
Statistics of Maryland, a copy of its fifth
annual report.
From it we clip the following about this
County:
Prince Georges county is south of How
ard, north of Charles west of Calvert and
Anne Arundel, and east of the Potomac
river and the District of Columbia. Its
area is 4SO square miles.
This county according to the census in
1890, had a population of 26OS0; white IA
1857, colored II ,213 Considerable increase
since that time
The present tax rate in county is $1.14
ON the $4,000. In 1896, assessed value of
property, $9,539.O12
Farms vary in size from ten to 500
acre.. The soil near and about Patuxent
river is heavy clay, suitable for the cul-
tivation of grasses and grain. The same
soil is around the Potomac, while east of
this, a soft sandy loan is found, which is
also the case south of the Patuxent.
Farming land IN this section has been
greatly neglected and their productive
mes has been greatly impaired. The last
few years the tillage has slightly in
creased
Prices range from SIS to 800 per acre,
varies greatly on account of locality
Average, $40
The principal farm products are tobac-
CO, corn and wheat; average yield per
acre - corn, from seven to eight barrels:
wheat from b to 40 bushels The chief
Product is tohaccO, as about one half of
the land cultivated in the southern part Of
the county is being used for tobacco rails
ing; average uncertain
Kinds of timber: white ash, pine, cy-
press, cedar, walnut and locust There is
about one half of timber land in proper
ton to that under cultivation. In water
wells and springs are abundant, also addi-
tional powers by Potomac and Patuxent
rivers. In the southern part of county,
roads are fair, but in the northern part,
are in very bad condition.
Principal industries are agriculture and
manufacturing.
Wages paid farm labor are from 80 cents
day to $15 per month, including board
Common labor averages about S1.00 per
i,y, while skilled workmen receive from
:i.25. t" 80 Condition OF supply and
demand of labor ut little changed in the
asst year
Transportation facilities are the Balti
more and Ohio and Potomac railroads
and Weems Steamboat line
Fuel used is principally hard coal, and
retails about 800 per ton.
In the way of social advantages. church
es OF all kinds, societies and good schools
prevail.
Plenty of opportunity for cultivating
good farm land; in close proximity with
the capital of the country. thereby afford
ing good markets for PRODUCTS.
The utilizing of many advantages, af
forded for manufacturing an increased
populations; a greater number of lane
owners rs distinguished from renters, ant
better class of laborers are needed i'm
provements.
Upper Marlboro is the county seat O
Prince Georges county, and is situated
on the p. G., branch B. Il p. r r., fort,
miles south of Baltimore, and two mile.
from Hills Landing, on the Patuxen
river 1t has population of only Sa5 in
inhabitants, although there are two week.,
newspapers published. in the town, an,
otherwise it is very progressive
The principal towns in Prince George.
county are Laurel, population $500; Hy
attsville, population 1000; Bladensburg
population 5l3.