12. Central Plain of New York 



13. Eastern Plateau of New York 



14. Southern New York-Northern Pennsylvania 



15. Southwestern New York-Northwestern Pennsylvania 



16. Southwestern Pennsylvania-Northern West Virginia. Western 

 Maryland 



17. Central Pennsylvania-Western Maryland 



18. Northern New Jersey-Orange County. New ^ ork 



19. Southeastern Pennsylvania-Maryland Piedmont and Eastern 

 West Virginia 



20. Delmarva Peninsula-Sovithern Maryland 



In Areas 12, 16, 17, 19, and 20, dairy farming is in most instances 

 the dominant enterprise, but competitive alternatives to dairying are 

 numerous. All other areas of the Northeast are characterized by soils 

 and topography better suited to the production of forage than to other 

 crops. Major competition to dairying in these areas is offered by non- 

 farm rather than farm alternatives. 



Figure 2. Areas of the Northeast Region Delineated 

 for the Dairy Adjustment Study 



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