Evening star., 1915-11-21

Barnesville, Bucklodge. Blocktown and
Slide1l and runs into Little Seneca creek.
Broad run rises in the western part &C
the county near Martinsburg and enters
the Potomac a mile above Edwards
ferry. Two creeks with a considera BILE
flow, Cabin creek and Chisel creek, en-
ter the Potomac river mile this side
of Edwards ferry. Little Bennett creek,
one of the tumultuous branches of the
western part of the county. rises in the
extremely hilly country west of Cedar
Grove and Kings valley, and. flowing
county and joins the Monocacy river
Muddy branch, one of the interesting
arteries of the county, rises near Wash
Ington Grove and reaches the Potomac
branch. Rich branch, Piney branch
and Watts branch are other streams
which flow in southerly course
through the west central part of the
above Great Falls.
The large branches coursing through
montgomery county and entering the
Potomac between Great Falls and
considerable gold has been washed and
mined, Cabin John run and Little Falls
nrook. Rock run rises north of the
village of Potomac on the River road,
or Rockville and Little Falls brook.
Joined by WiIletts branch, rises be-
tween Chevy Chase and Bethesda
Among the Montgomery county
streams which pass through a part of
Prince Georges county and flow into
the Eastern branch are Sligo branch,
Northwest branch and Paint branch.
Northwest branch is formed by a net
Norwood, Sandy Spring, Oakdale and
Ashton; Paint branch Is born of a
network of branches between Coles
vile, y Fairland and Spencerville.
Sligo branch has it's sources among
the hills between Kensington and
Wheaton. Rock creek, in part IA
miliar to all Washingtonians rises
in a hilly district between Rockville
and Norbeck, points about four
miles apart, and a line drawn between
them would have Rockville at the
southwest end and Norbeck at the
northeast end, A great many streams
in the northt astern section of Mont
gomery county flow into the Patuxent
river, and those that are interesting be-
cause of their length, volume and ex-
tent of country drained are Reddy
branch, Hawkins branch and Scott
branch.
The area of Montgomery county is
521 square miles. 1t is one of the large
counties of the state. Montgomery
county has a. somewhat smaller land
ter, Frederick or Garrett, and a larger
land area than Allegany. Anne Arundel,
Calvert. Caroline. Carroll, Cecil,
Charles. Hartford. Howard. Kent, Prince
Georges, Queen Annes, ST. Marys. Som
erset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico or
Worcester. According to the federal
census, the population of Montgomery
county was 2,0S9 in 1910, 3O,451 in 1900,
27,1S5 in 1890, 24,759 in 1880 and 20,563
in 1870. The population per square
mile under the last census was 61.6. this
population density being not as great
as that in Allegany, Anne Arundel,
Baltimore county, Carroll, Cecil, Fred
erick, Howard, Prince Georges, Somer-
set, Talbot. Washington or Wicomico
The high population density of some of
the counties is due to the number OF
cities and large towns
OF the approximate land area of the
county, 1894 acres, there were in
improved land in farms was 209,153
acres. The woodland and farms
amounted to 59,409 acres and the unim-
proved land in farms was only 4,70S
ter, $4,000 in Garrett. 10000 in Charles.
10000 in Cecil, 1900 in Worcester. A.
900 in Somerset, 10000 in st. Marys.
5000 in Queen Annes and 5000 in Prince
Georges. The per cent of land in farms
was 50. this proportion being exceededs .
by the counties of Anne Arundel. Balti-
more, Calvert, Caroline. Carroll. Cecil,
Frederick, Hartford, Howard. Kent,
Queen Annes. Talbot and Wicomico.
But Montgomery's percentage of i'm
proved land in farms. 76.5, is greater
than Prince Georges. st. Marys, Somer-
set. Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester, AL
legany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore. CAL
vert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorches-
the percentage of improved land in
farms-Montgomeryw was exceeded only
by Kent, Frederick, Queen Annes and
Washington.
The value of all farm property in
Montgomery county. according to the
federal census of 1910, was $20,S58,469,
a valuation which was exceeded only
by the county of Baltimore and by
Frederick county. These figures rep
an increase of nearly $6,000,-
900. or more than 3S per cent, during
the decade of 19O0-1910 Under the last
census the estimated value of the farm
land was $12,67S,27S, the value of the
buildings was s5,163,5S0, the value of
and machinery was $733,-
843, and the value of domestic animals,
poultry and bees was s2.3S2.763. The
whole number of farms in the county
was set down as 2.242, the native white
farmers. 81, and colored farmers, 349
There was no farm in the county as
large as thousand acres, but there
were twenty-eight farms of between
ouo ana 999 acres, Z4b or between ESQ
and 499 acres, 2S3 of between ITS and
295. 531 of between 188 and 174 acres,
404 of between SO and 80 acres, 338
from 20 to 40 acres, 239 from 10 to 10
acres and 367 between 8 and acres.
The average acres per farm was 1119
and the average value per farm $s,542
On the farms of Montgomery county,
according to the latest statistics avail