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Owasco outlets from the south and numerous small streams from 

 both the north and south. A swampy region, the .Montezuma 

 marshes, extends along the whole course of the river. 



The soil in the northern half of the county is generally a fine 

 quality of sandy or gravelly loam intermixed with clay, muck, and 

 alluvium. In the south it is a gravelly and clayey loam and very 

 productive. Moravia, Locke, Summerhill, Sempronius, and a 

 part of Xiles are better adapted to pasturage and dairy products 

 than to the production of grain. All the towns in the county north 

 of and including Owasco, Fleming, and Aurelius, excepting the 

 Seneca River basin, arc largely composed of drift hills and nearly 

 all have a deep soil. The most extensive plaster beds in the county 

 are found in Springport. Limestone, both for building and quick- 

 lime, is extensively quarried in the same town. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 



Aueelius : The surface is undulating, with a slight inclination 

 toward the north and west. Owasco Outlet flows through the north- 

 east corner. Several small streams rise in the town. The soil 

 is mostly a heavy clay and gravelly loam, with limestone subsoil 

 through the center of the town. 



Products: Ilay, oats, wheat, alfalfa, cabbage, and corn. 

 Average values of farm land range from $75 to $125 an acre. 



Bkutus: In the north and west the surface is level, with an 

 average elevation of not more than ten feet above Seneca River, 

 which forms the northern boundary. Many sections immediately 

 bordering the river are swampy. In the southeast the surface is 

 rolling and broken by isolated drift hills 50 to 75 feet above the 

 general level. The soil is a fine quality of sandy and gravelly 

 loam intermixed with clay and alluvium. 



Products: Corn, wheat, alfalfa, potatoes, and sheep. 

 Average values of farm land range from $60 to $150 an acre. 



Cato : The surface is level in the south and gently rolling in 

 the north. The ridges, which extend north and south, rise from 

 150 feet to 200 feet above Lake Ontario. Seneca River forms the 



