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gravelly loam of varying fertility. Stock raising and dairying 

 are carried on to a considerable extent. 



Products: Milk, hay, buckwheat, rye, and potatoes. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $100 an acre. 



Canaan : The surface is broken and hilly. In the northeastern 

 part of the town lies Queechy Lake, which is about three miles in 

 circumference. Numerous springs and brooks are in the town, 

 affording good drainage. The soil is a gravelly or slaty loam and 

 clay. In the valleys it is generally fertile and produces large 

 crops of grass and cereals. Most of the hills are arable to their 

 summits. Magnesium limestone abounds. 



Products: Milk, hay, buckwheat, potatoes, rye, and oats. 



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



Chatham : The surface is moderately hilly, the ranges gen- 

 erally extending north and south. The principal stream is Kinder- 

 hook Creek, on which are numerous mill sites. Kinderhook Lake 

 extends into the northwestern part of the town. Nearly the entire 

 surface is tillable and there is but little waste land in the town. 

 The town is well drained by numerous brooks and creeks. The 

 soil is a loam or a mixture of loam and clay or gravel. The allu- 

 vial flats along Kinderhook Creek are extremely fertile. 



Products: Milk, sheep, hay, rye, oats, buckwheat, potatoes, 



and fruit. 

 Average values of farm land range from $15 to $50 an acre. 



Claverack: The surface is undulating in the west and hilly 

 in the east. The principal streams arc Claverack Creek and its 

 tributaries. Along its banks are alluvial flats easily cultivated 

 and of great fertility. The soil on the uplands is not very fertile, 

 but with skillful cultivation yields rich returns. In the eastern 

 part of the town it is somewhat clayey and is best adapted for 

 grass ; in other parts it varies from a rich loam to a gravelly loam 

 intermixed with slate and produces the common cereals and the 

 hardier fruits in abundance. 



Products : Hay, milk, fruits, rye, corn, oats, and buckwheat, 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to 125 an acre. 



