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and those flowing east into Genesee River and south into 

 Allegheny River. On the uplands the soil is chiefly a vegetable 

 mold resting on clay, shale, and slate; in the valleys it is a 

 gravelly loam. 



Products: Hay, corn, oats, and potatoes. 



The average value of farm land is $18 an acre. 



Fraxklixville: The surface is undulating and hilly, and the 

 drainage is to the south through several streams, the principal one 

 being Ischua Creek. The soil is a clayey and gravelly loam. 



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

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



Freedom : The surface is a rolling or moderately hilly upland. 

 Clear Creek and the south branch of Cattaraugus Creek are the 

 principal streams. The soil is a clayey and gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy products, milk, hay, and potatoes. 

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



Great Valley: The surface of the southern part is a moun- 

 tainous and hilly upland. The highest summit near the south- 

 west corner is 1,300 feet above the river, and the declivities are 

 generally very abrupt, many of them being too steep for cultiva- 

 tion. In the northeastern part are wide, fertile valleys. The 

 Allegheny River flows through the southwest corner ; Great Valley 

 Creek forms the principal drainage. The soil on the highlands is 

 a hardpan mixed with disintegrated slate and shale; in the valleys 

 it is a gravelly loam. 



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

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



Hinsdale : The surface is a hilly, broken upland. The hills 

 are 500 to 600 feet above the valleys. Ischua and Oil creeks join 

 near the center to form Olean Creek, which flows south through 

 the town. The soil on the uplands is chiefly clay and in the val- 

 leys a gravelly loam. 



Products : Dairy products, hay, and grains. 

 The average value of farm land is $40 an acre. 



