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TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS 



The surface is generally diversified, consisting of rolling and 

 Lilly uplands, hroad river intervales, and tLe valleys of small 

 streams. TLe Lills in tLe center and west are rounded and arable 

 to tlieir summits. TLe narrow valleys- tLat break tLe continuity 

 of the ridges are bordered by gradually sloping hillsides. TLe 

 valleys of tLe SusqueLanna and tLe CLenango are narrow at tLe 

 upper part of the course, gradually expanding into broad intervales. 

 TLe valley of tLe Delaware on tLe eastern border is narrow, and 

 is bordered by steep Lills, as are also the valleys of tLe TiougLnioga 

 and tLe Otselic. TLe LigLest land is in tLe soutLern part, where 

 tLe highest points rise from l,GO0 to 1,800 feet. The soil along 

 the river intervales is generally very fertile, consisting of deep 

 sandy and gravelly loam mixed with disintegrated slate and 

 vegetable mold. The narrow valleys of the small streams are 

 also fertile. 



The soil on the Lills in tLe north and west consists principally 

 of gravelly loam intermixed with clay and disintegrated shale and 

 is well adapted to grazing. The sides of the hills in the south and 

 east are similar, but their summits are generally covered with 

 clay and hardpan. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 



Binghamton : TLe surface is Lilly in tLe soutL, wLile tLe 

 nortLern part embraces tLe wide intervales extending along tLe 

 SusqueLanna and CLenango rivers at and near their junction. 

 TLe Lills are 300 to 400 feet above tbe river and are generally 

 arable to their summits. TLe soil in tLe valley is a deep ricL 

 alluvial and gravelly loam. On tLe Lills it is a fine quality of 

 slaty loam. 



Products: Milk and potatoes. 



TLe average value of farm land is $15 an acre. 



Barker: TLe surface consists of a LigL broken plateau, 

 divided by tbe valley of tLe TiougLnioga River. TLe hillsides are 

 in some places very steep, while the summits spread out into a 

 broken region. The valley of the Tioughnioga River is very nar- 

 row, but is excellent land. Halfway Brook flows through a narrow 



