Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-01-11

December 1, 1887, and four points
under the 10-year average of Sc
per cent of normal.
The acreage seeded to rye for
all purposes in the fall of 1889 was
estimated at $4,000 acres, as COM
pared with $4,000 acres seeded in
the fall of 1888 and $4,000 acres
which was the average for the
seven years between 193O-36. The
condition on December / was SO
per cent of normal, compared with
81 per cent of normal on Decem-
Der 1, 1888, and the 81 per cent
average for the 1O-year period
(1927-36).
For the United States as a whole,
the acreage of winter wheat seed
ed in the fall of 1889 for harvest in
1910 is estimated at 1904, 900
acres. This seeded acreage is 20
per cent less than the 1864, 900
acres seeded in 1888, and four per
cent lower than the 1O-year 1927
36) average of 46,996,OOO acres.
Seedlings were lower than last
year in the greater portion of the
Great Plains states and in the CEN
trail, soft red winter wheat area.
In Texas, Oklahoma, Washington
and Oregon seeding is still in
progress, with indications of con-
siderable shift to spring sown
wheat in the latter two states on
acreage normally intended for
winter wheat. Fall seedlings were
delayed, and to some extent sus-
pended, because of shortage of
moisture which is acute beyond
precedent. Moreover, a consider
able portion of the acreage seeded
in the Great Plains area and far
Their west was seeded in such dry
soil that termination and roofing
has been seriously impaired. A
399, 900, 000-bushel 1910 crop is in
Dictated.
The acreage of rye seeded
throughout the country in the fall
OF 1889 is estimated at 5,640, 900
acres, or 78.5 per cent of the T.
1877, 900 acres seeded in the fall of
1888. The seedlings of rye include
acreage seeded for pasture, soil
improvement and the like, as well
as for harvest as grain. An allow
ance also is made for spring seed
ings in areas where rye is spring
sown.
The condition of rye on Decem-
her 1, 1889, at Ga per cent of nor
NAL was IL condition points below
last year and Is points below the
1O-year (1927-36) average. The
low condition and yield prospect
reflect the extreme shortage of
moisture over much of the rye
producing area.
The 1889 fall pig crop in Mary
land is estimated at 191, 900 head,
OF II per cent more than the 172,-
600 head saved in the fall of 1888,
and 81 percent above the 10-year
(1928-37) fall average of 10000
head. II is estimated that $4,000
sows narrowed during the fall Of
1899, compared with $4,000 in the
fall of 1888 and 10000; the 1O-year
(1928-37) average.
If present intentions are realized,
$4,000 sows will farrow during the
spring of 1910, or the same number
that narrowed during the spring of
1899. This report is based upon
information obtained from large
number of Maryland farmers in
cooperation with the Post Office
Department through the Postmas-
tiers and Rural Carriers.
The largest number of sows on
record, for Maryland, narrowed in
the fall of 1889. Pigs per litter
were Sc or the same as the previ-
GUS fall. Fall weather was gener-
ally favorable for narrowing and
losses were reported to be light.
About 191, 900 pigs were saved
from 1889 fall filters.
The total 1889 pig crop (spring
and fall) is estimated at 100000
head or the largest on record. The
1888 total crop was 321 900 head.
Yearly pig crops have been stead
lily increasing since about 1884,
when 215,000 pigs were saved.
If present intentions are realized
there will be no change in the num-
Der of sows to farrow this spring
compared with the spring of 1889.
It is estimated that $4,000 sows
will farrow in Maryland this
spring.
The rapid upswing in hog pro-
duction, that started in the spring
of 1888, continued through the fall
of this year but apparently has