194 Agricultural Manual 



TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS 

 The surface is a hilly upland, broken by the deep ravines of 

 streams. The highlands consist of two principal ridges extending 

 north and south, the first lying between the UnadiUa and Chenango 

 rivers and the second between the Chenango and the Otselic. 

 These ridges are subdivided by numerous parallel and lateral 

 valleys and their sides -are often very steep. The summits are 

 broad and rolling and of nearly uniform elevation throughout 

 the county. The highest points are from 600 to 80O feet -above 

 the .principal valleys. 



The Susquehanna River flows through the southeast corner, 

 receiving the Unadilla, which forms the greater part of the eastern 

 boundary of the county. The valley of the Susquehanna consists 

 generally of fertile and highly-cultivated intervales averaging a 

 mile in width, and often bordered by steep and well-wooded 

 hillsides. 



The soils are almost entirely derived from the disintegration 

 of limestone, slate, and sandstone. In a few localities is found a 

 very limited amount of drift. On the hills the soil is principally 

 a shaly loam and in the valleys a fine quality of productive 



alluvium. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Afton: The surface consists principally of rolling uplands 

 separated into two nearly equal parts by the broad valley of the 

 Susquehanna. The hills rise by long and gradual ascents to a 

 height of 300 to 500 feet above the valleys. They are generally 

 susceptible of cultivation to their summits. The soil on the hills 

 is a shaly loam and in the valleys a clayey loam and alluvium. 

 Products: Milk, potatoes, hay, and cabbage. 

 Average values of farm land range from $15 to $00 an acre. 



BainbridCtE : The surface is a rolling upland divided into two 

 parts by the Susquehanna, which flows southwest through the 

 center. The valley of the river is about one mile wide, and is 

 bordered by moderately steep hillsides. The highest summits are 

 400 to 600 feet above the valleys. The soil on the hills is a 

 gravelly and shaly loam; in the valleys it is a clayey loam and 

 alluvium. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, hay, and cabbage. 



Average values of farm land range from $15 to $60 an acre. 



