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Dickinson : The surface consists of the valley of the Chenango 

 River on the east and a hilly, broken region in the west. The soil 

 on the hills is a gravelly loam mixed with slate; in the valleys it 

 is alluvium. 



Products: ^Iilk, buckwheat, potatoes, hay, and truck crops. 

 The average value of farm land. is $30 an acre. 



K ikk wood: The surface includes the fine broad valley of the 

 Susquehanna and the uplands on the east. The hills rise more 

 gradually than on the west side of the river, reaching a height of 

 from 400 to GOO feet. The soil on the hills is a hard clay and 

 gravelly loam largely intermixed with slate. In the valley it is a 

 deep rich alluvium and gravelly loam. 



Products : Milk and potatoes. 



The average value of farm land is $20 an acre. 



Lisle: The surface is mostly a hilly and broken upland 

 divided by the valley of Tioughnioga River. The hills rise in 

 steep slopes from 400 to 700 feet above the river. Dudley Creek 

 flows east through the center, its narrow valley breaking the con- 

 tinuity of the west ridge. In the valleys the soil is a rich gravelly 

 loam, while on the hills it is largely clay and slaty gravel under- 

 laid by hardpan. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, and hay. 



The average value of farm land is $23 an acre. 



Maine : The surface consists of ranges of hills divided by sev- 

 eral narrow valleys generally extending north and south. The 

 principal streams are Xanticoke, Bradley, and Croker creeks. 

 The soil is a gravelly loam largely intermixed with the underlying 

 slate. 



Products: Milk, buckwheat, potatoes, oats, and poultry. 

 The average value of farm land is $23 an acre. 



^Tanticoke: The surface consists of an upland broken by 

 narrow ravines. The highest hills are from 1,200 to 1,400 feet 

 above tide. The town is drained principally by the two branches 



