CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I PAGES 



The Physical and Climatic Setting of New 



York 1-55 



General surface features 4-13 



The structural geology • 14- 29 



Drainage systems and lines of communication 29- 36 



Physiography and industry 37- 41 



Climate of New York State 41-55 



CHAPTER II 



HiSTOBY OF Agriculture in New York 

 Agriculture of the Indians . 

 Early settlement by the white men 

 Early routes and means of travel . 

 Territorial development .... 



Crop development 



Development of under-drainage . 

 The rise of agricultural institutions 



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CHAPTER III 



56- 89 



57- 60 

 60- 64 

 65- 69 

 69- 75 

 75- 78 

 79- 81 

 81- 89 



Soils of New York 90-117 



Southern plateau 94- 97 



The Great Lakes plain and the Mohawk Valley 97-104 



The St. Lawrence and Champlain valleys . . 104-108 



The Hudson Valley region 108-110 



Adirondack Mountains 110-111 



Long Island 111-114 



Special soils 114-117 



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