210 Agricultural Manual 



Cham plain : Tho surface is generally level, with a gentle slope 

 inward the lake. The Great Chazy or Champlain River Hows in a 

 tortuous course through the town and discharges its waters into 

 Kings Bay. Ir is navigable to near Champlain village. The soil 

 is a clay or clayey loam. Peat is found in numerous localities. 



Products : Market milk, hay, oats, corn, beans, peas, pota- 

 toes, and buckwheat. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $80 an acre. 



Ciiazy : The surface is rolling with a gentle inclination toward 

 the east. Little ('hazy River is the principal stream. The soil is 

 clayey and productive in tho central and eastern parts, but sandy 

 in the west. On Hearts' Delight farm a large number of sheep 

 are kept and considerable wool is produced. 



There are in this town several herds of pure-bred cattle, includ- 

 ing Ayrshires, Guernseys, and Holsteins. The town has an excel- 

 lent school known as the Chazy Central Rural School. 



Products: Hay, oats, corn, apples, potatoes, barley, and 



buckwheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $40 to $80 an acre. 



Clinton : The surface is generally level, with a gentle inclina- 

 tion toward the northwest. The highest points along its southern 

 border are about 1,200 feet above Lake Champlain, which is 

 07 feet above sea level. A portion of the surface is 

 undulating. It is nearly all underlaid by Potsdam sandstone, 

 which is here remarkably white. Much of the town is a wilder- 

 ness. The soil is a light, sandy loam, supporting but a thin growth 

 of forest trees. 



Products: Market milk, potatoes, grains, and clover. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $65 an acre. 



Dannemora: The surface is mostly a wild, mountainous 

 upland covered with a sandy soil and a light growth of forest trees. 

 Chazy Lake, which is three and one-half miles long and one and 

 one-fourth miles wide, discharges its waters northeast through 

 Chazy Liver; and Upper Chateaugay Lake, which is five miles 



