Cattarmous County 139 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Allegany : The surface is a hilly upland broken by the deep 

 valley of Allegheny River, which extends oast and west through 

 the center. The slopes of the hills are steep, and the highest 

 summits rise 700 to 900 feet above the valleys. The soil is a shaly 

 and sandy loam on the hfflls, and a clayey and gravelly loam in the 

 valleys. One of the chief means of revenue in this town is through 

 the production of oil. 



Products: Dairy products, truck crops, hay, oats, potatoes, 



and cabbage. 

 The average value of farm land is $55 per acre. 



Ashfoed: The surface is hilly, with ridges extending gen- 

 erally north and south. The highest points in the southern part 

 are 300 feet above the valleys. Cattaraugus and Buttermilk 

 creeks are the principal streams. The soil is a slaty loam inter- 

 mixed with gravel and clay. 



Products: Hay, oats, corn, and buekwheat. 

 The average value of farm land is $45 an acre. 



Careollton: The surface is a hilly upland. Ball Hill in 

 the southeastern part is 800 1 feet above the valley. The Allegheny 

 flows through the northern part. On the uplands the soil is a 

 clayey and shaly loam; in the valleys it is a gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy products, hay, oats, and buckwheat. 



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



Cold Speinos: The surface is a hilly, broken upland, the 

 highest summits being 400 to 500 feet above the valleys. The Alle- 

 gheny flows through the northeast corner, its tributary, Cold 

 Spring Creek, flowing through the center of the town. The soil on 

 the uplands is clayey and slaty loam. In the valleys it is a sandy 

 and gravelly loam. 



Products: Potatoes, corn, oats, hay, grain, and dairy pro- 

 ducts. 

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



Conewango: The surface in the southwestern and western 

 parts is level and swampy. The remainder of the town is hilly. 



