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and brooks flowing into Lake Erie. The soil is a clayey and 

 gravelly loam. This town has one of the largest grape acreages. 



Products: Grapes, tomatoes, and small fruits. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $500 an acre. 



Ripley: The surface is level along the lake shore and broken 

 and hilly in the southeast. The highest summits rise to a height 

 of over 1,600 feet. It is drained by Twontymile Creek and its 

 tributary, besides a great number of small streams. The soil is a 

 clayey and gravelly loam. Along the lake shore are several valuable 

 stone quarries. "While fruits are the main products of the town, 

 dairying and general farming are carried on in the southern part. 



Products: Grapes and small fruits, including currants and 

 cherries ; also dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $500 an acre. 



Shebidan: The surface is level in the northwest and hilly in 

 the southeast, gradually descending toward the lake. A nearly 

 perpendicular bluff 50 to 200 feet high extends along the lake 

 shore. It is drained by Scotts Creek and several smaller streams. 

 The soil is a silty loam occasionally intermixed with gravel. 



Products: Grapes, tomatoes for cannery; small fruits, grain; 

 also peas for cannery and general truck crops of onions, 

 beets, lettuce, and cabbage. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $500 an acre. 



Sherman : The surface is rolling and hilly, broken by the 

 deep ravines of the streams. It is drained by French .Creek and its 

 tributaries. The soil is silt and sandy loam. This town has 

 the reputation as a center where excellent Holstein cows may be 

 purchased, and many carloads are shipped from here each year. 

 The village of Sherman is the trading center. 



Products: Dairy and poultry products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $75 an acre. 



Stockton : The surface is a rolling and hilly upland. Cassa- 

 daga and Bear creeks rise in the northern part of the town and 

 flow south, uniting near the southern border. The soil on the 

 upland is a silty loam and in the valleys a sandy loam. The milk 



