Cayuga County 159 



Sennett : The surface is level or gently undulating, the ridges 

 rising in long gradual slopes. The streams are all small brooks. 

 The soil is a deep, fertile, clayey and sandy loam. 



Products: Wheat, alfalfa, cabbage, potatoes, and ensilage 



corn. 

 Average values of farm land range from $60 to $100 an acre. 



S^ringport :. The surface rises in gradual slopes from Cayuga 

 Lake to the east border, where the elevation is 400 to 500 feet. 

 Sawyer Creek is the principal stream. The soil is a fertile sandy 

 and gravelly loam occasionally intermixed with clay. 



Products: Hay, wheat, potatoes, and sheep. 



Average values of farm land range from $80 to $125 an acre. 



Sterling : The surface is rolling, with a slight inclination 

 toward the north. An extensive swamp lies along the shore of 

 Lake Ontario and another lies in the southern part of the town. 

 The soil is <i sandy and gravelly loam, some portions being very 

 stony. 



Products : Potatoes, apples, ensilage corn, beans, and sheep. 



Average values of farm land range from $30 to $100 an acre. 



Summerhill: The surface is a rolling upland, the higher 

 portions of which lie from 1,500 to 1,700 feet above tide. Pall 

 Brook, the principal stream, flows south through the eastern part. 

 The soil is a clayey and gravelly loam. 



Products: Hay, ca'bbage, potatoes, and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $40 an acre. 



Throop : The surface is generally level, broken in a few places 

 by sand and gravel ridges 100 to 150 feet high. The principal 

 streams are Owasco Outlet and Cayuga Brook. The soil is a sandy 

 and gravelly loam. 



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



Average values of farm land range from $60 to $125 an acre. 



Venice: The surface is a -rolling upland, the highest summits 

 being 300 to 400 feet above Owasco Lake. Salmon and Little 

 Salmon creeks flow south in deep valleys, dividing the surface into 

 distinct ridges. Although the slopes bordering Owasco Lake and 



