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Hume : The surface is a hilly upland. The Genesee River 

 flows through the southeast corner and forms a portion of the east- 

 ern boundary. Along this stream abrupt hills rise to a height of 

 400 to 700 feet. The other principal streams are Six Town and 

 Cold creeks. The soil is a gravelly and clayey loam. 



Products: Potatoes, dairy products, beans, grain, and hay. 

 The average value of farm land is $67 an acre. 



Independence : The surface is a mountainous upland broken 

 by deep narrow valleys. Above these valleys the highest summits 

 rise 800 to 1.200 feet. The soil is principally a gravelly loam with 

 sections of sand. 



Products: Dairy products, hay, grain, potatoes, and oil. 

 The average value of farm land is $35 an acre. 



New Hudson: The surface is a hilly upland broken by the 

 valleys extending northeast and southwest. The principal stream 

 is Black Creek. The soil is a gravelly or clayey loam. 



Products: Dairy products, hay, and grain. 

 The average value of farm land is $27 an acre. 



Pitstiford: The surface is a hilly upland divided into two 

 parts by Caneadea Creek, which flows east through the center. 

 The valleys of several smaller streams tributary to this creek 

 divide the highlands into narrow ridges. The soil is a shaly loam 

 underlaid by hardpan. 



Products: Dairy products, grain, hay. and fruit. 

 The average value of farm land is $31 an acre. 



Scio: The surface is a mountainous upland, the highest sum- 

 mits being 700 to 1,000 feet above the valleys. The streams are 

 Genesee River and Knight and Vandemark creeks. The soil is 

 principally a sandy loam. 



Products: Dairy products, grain, hay, some wheat, and oil. 

 The average value of farm land is $39 an acre. 



