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operation are the Ludlum Steel Company, The American Car 

 Wheel Works, and the A. P. W. Paper Company. 



Products: Vegetables, fruit, melons, and general farm 

 products. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $500 an acre. 



Giilderland: The surface varies from the sandy ridges and 

 marshes of the eastern part of the town to the higher hilk. of the 

 Heklerbergs on the* west. In the latter section lies the John 

 Boyd Th'acher Park, a gift from ^Irs. Thaeher to the state. 

 The soil varies from a light blow sand in the east to a clay loam 

 on hardpan in the northwest. The dominant soil type is a dark, 

 stony clay loam on a more or less impervious subsoil. There is 

 considerable loose, gravelly soil in the town, which is principally 

 utilized for the growing of fruit, a crop to which it is well adapted. 

 General farming is the principal type of agriculture. 



Products: General farm crops. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $100 an acre. 



Kxox : The surface is a lofty plateau inclined slightly toward 

 the northwest from the Heklerbergs, which lie on the eastern 

 border. The surface is diversified by small hills. The principal 

 streams are the Bozen Kill on the east and the Beaverdam Creek 

 in the south. The soil is generally of good quality, gravelly loam 

 mixed with clay. There is also considerable limestone soil. 



Products: General farm crops. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $50 an acre. 



Xf.w Scotland: With the exception of the northeast quarter 

 of the township, which is made up principally of the plain extend- 

 ing over the eastern portion of the county, the town is generally 

 occupied by the Helderbergs, the highest ridge rising along the 

 western border. The highest points are from 1,600 to 1,800 

 feet in height. In this section lies the John Boyd Thaeher Park, 

 which includes the Indian Ladder gap, noted for its scenery, and 

 supposed to mark a former Indian trail. The principal streams 

 are the Black and Coeymans creeks and their tributaries. The 

 soil is a gravelly loam mixed with clay. Limestone caves, sink- 

 holes, and subterranean streams are among the natural curiosities. 



