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those on the west hank of Salmon Creek are steep, the hillsides 

 generally are long gradual slopes. The soil is a fine quality of 

 clayey and gravelly loam. 



Products : Barley, buckwheat, corn, wheat, hay, apples, and 



sheep. 

 Average values of farm land range from $40 to $100 an acre. 



Victory : The surface is gently undulating, the highest points 

 being scarcely fifty feet above the general level. Little Sbdus 

 and Red creeks are the principal streams. The soil is a gravelly 

 and sandy loam. 



Products: Cabbage, grain, ensilage corn, beans, fruit, and 



sheep. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $75 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



Four lines of the New York Central Railroad cross Cayuga 

 County from east to west. Through the northern part runs a 

 line between Oswego and Niagara Falls; through the center 

 runs the Auburn branch and between these passes the main line 

 and the West Shore line. 



The Lehigh Valley Railroad extends the entire length of the 

 county from north to south, terminating at North Fair Haven on 

 Lake Ontario and extending through Auburn to points in 

 Pennsylvania. Another line of this road extends along the east 

 shore of -Cayuga Lake to 'Cayuga Junction, then turning east to 

 Auburn. A branch continues along the lake shore to Cayuga. 

 The Central New York Southern Railroad runs between Auburn 

 and Ithaca. 



Electric Foods and 'Waterways 



An electric road running between Svracuse and Rochester 

 erosses the towns of Brutus. Mentz, and Montezuma. From Port 

 Byron in the town of Mentz a braneh runs south to Auburn. 

 From .this city the Auburn and Syracuse Electric Railroad extends 

 to Syracuse. 



The northern part of the county is crossed by the Barge Canal. 



