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wheat, oats, rye and buckwheat. The last three are 

 prominent crops. These crops, with the pastures 

 and corn for silage, are combined with dairy farming 

 which, is perhaps the most common industry. 



In the middle part of the valley, fruit-growing has 

 attained some prominence and most of the fruit is 

 produced on this type and certainly on this series of 

 soils. Tree- and small-fruits are extensively devel- 

 oped. A further factor in their development appears 

 to be the long growing seasons that prevail here, due 

 to the influence of the drift of air up the Atlantic 

 Coast into the lowland area. 



The glacial drainage over the irregular surface of 

 this region formed gravel and sand terraces in all 

 the main channels, remnants of which remain to give 

 rise to soils similar to the Chenango series in the 

 plateau region and of similar crop and agricultural 

 value. There is the same range from loose coarse 

 gravel and sand to sandy loam and silt material. 



ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS 



The Adirondack Mountains scarcely require men- 

 tion as to soils, as the region has small agricultural 

 value outside of forest purposes. This elevated area 

 was traversed by the glacial ice and large areas of 

 the rock raked bare. Their resistant character and 

 the sluggish movement of the ice produced a small 

 amount of material. -The drainage water incident 

 to the retreat of the ice further reduced this, and 

 left, in addition to a partial and irregular sandy 

 covering over the slopes, deep sandy fills in the val- 



