19S Agricultural Manual 



Plymouth: The surface is a hilly upland broken by deep 

 ravines. Canasawacta Creek and its branches How through deep 

 narrow valleys, which form a junction near the center of the town. 

 The soil is a gravelly and clayey loam. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, and hay. 



Average values of farm land range from $15 to $40 an acre. 



Preston: The surface is a high rolling upland, divided into 

 two distinct ridges. The summits of the hills are 200 'to 700 feet 

 above the Chenango valley at Norwich, where the elevation is 

 about 1,000 feet. The principal streams are Fly Meadow Creek 

 and Mill Brook. The soil is gravelly and slaty loam. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, and hay. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $40 an acre. 



Sherburne: The surface is an upland broken by the Chenango 

 River and several of its tributaries. The highest summits rise 

 from 200 to 700 feet above the valleys. The soil is chiefly a 

 gravelly and slaty loam ; in the valleys a sandy loam sometimes 

 occurs. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, hay, and cabbage. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $70 an acre. 



Smithville: The surface consists of high ranges of hills 

 separated by narrow valleys extending north and south. It is 

 drained south by Genegantslet Crook and several other streams 

 flowing into the Chenango. The soil is a gravelly, clayey loam in 

 the valleys and clay and slaty loam on the hills. 

 Products: Milk, hay, and potatoes. 

 Average values of farm land range from $15 to $35 an acre. 



Smyrna : The surface is a broken and hilly upland, the highest 

 summits being about 1,800 feet above tide. The principal stream 

 is Pleasant Brook, flowing southeast through the center. This and 

 several smaller streams flow through narrow valleys bordered by 

 steep hillsides. The soil is a gravelly and shaly loam. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, hay, and cabbage. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $60 an acre. 



