Washington and shii)])e(l there by rail. The shipping point is 

 Gaithersburg. 



Da?>iascHS. This district has the poorest market facilities of any dis- 

 trict in the county. The farmers here have the longest haul to their 

 shipping points and they have the poorest roads to haul over. There 

 is not an inch of macadam in the district. The land is the highest in 

 the county. The hills which are numerous and substantial would be 

 more convenient for skeeing than for marketing. All tobacco is hauled 

 to Mt. Airy and shipped by rail to Baltimore. Shipment is made in 

 hogsheads containing 700 to 800 pounds. The wheat is hauled either 

 to Mt. Airy or Germantown. From Damascus village the distance 

 to Mt. Airy is 7 miles, to Germantown 10 miles, and to Gaithersburg 12 

 miles. It is expected, or at least hoped, that the Germantown road 

 will soon be macadamized. 



Potomac. In this District the farmers for the greater part haul 

 directly to Washington, ten miles, with pike all the way. The canal is 

 available to some, but is not used to any considerable extent. 



Rockville. All dairy products are shipped by rail to middlemen in 

 Washington. Grain, hay, etc., are either shipped by rail or hauled 

 direct to the same market. There is good pike all the way, a haul of 

 about 14 miles. 



Olney. This district has but one market and but one way of getting 

 there, Washington, reached by direct wagon haul. But it is blessed 

 with good stone roads available to almost all parts, a haul of from 12 

 miles upward. Grain, hay and potatoes are all marketed in this way. 

 Dairying is an extensive industry here. In the lower end of the district 

 some dairymen drive daily to the city and sell their milk on retail routes. 

 Further up, most of the milk is carried by a few men who make the trip 

 daily, picking up milk along their way, charging 2>^ cents a gallon for 

 hauling, and selling to small dairies. A few sell to certain large con- 

 sumers in Washington, as hospitals or hotels. One dairy in Washing- 

 ton is owned here, and considerable milk is handled through that medium. 



ColesviUe. In the upper end of the District, the milk is hauled by a 

 few men at a stated rate for hauling. In the lower part it is to some 

 extent disposed of on retail routes. There are three markets for wheat: 

 local mills, Silver Spring, and Washington; most of it goes to the first 

 two. Other products, potatoes, hay, eggs, etc., are hauled to Washington 

 by their producers and sold in the public market there. Good stone 

 roads are available to almost all. 



Wheaton. In this district there is a home market for much hay and 

 corn, the dairymen for the most part requiring more than they can raise. 

 Wheat and hay are hauled to Silver Spring and sold there. Most of the 

 dairymen, especially in the lower end of the District, drive to Washington 



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