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Clermont : The surface is elevated and undulating. In gen- 

 eral, all of the land is susceptible of cultivation, although there 

 are some outcropping ledges, as well as some small swamps. 

 Small brooks all'ord good drainage. The soil is a fertile loam and 

 in some places sandy. The hardier fruits are produced abund- 

 antly. 



Products: Fruit, hay, rye, oats, buckwheat, and corn. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $100 an acre. 



Copake : The surface is broken by ranges of high hills, sep- 

 arated by valleys of varying width, the Taconic range rising on 

 the eastern border. In the town are several small lakes, the largest 

 of which is Copake Lake in the western part. The principal 

 streams are Roeliff Jansen Kill and Bashbish Creek. The soil is 

 generally a gravelly and clayey loam ; on the hills it is of a slaty 

 character and in the valleys the alluvial deposits have formed a 

 deep, rich soil. 



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



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $50 an acre. 



Gallatin: The surface is broken by several ranges of hills 

 extending in a north and south direction. RoelifT Jansen Kill is 

 the principal stream. Its banks are steep and in some places 

 rocky. It affords several good mill sites. Charlotte Lake in the 

 northern part of the town is surrounded by gentle slopes generally 

 cultivated to the water's edge. The soil is generally a slaty or 

 gravelly loam, moderately fertile. In the valleys the land is a 

 good quality for agriculture, and the hills in the southern and 

 eastern parts are fertile and productive. 



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



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $50 an acre. 



Ghent: The surface is hilly in the east and undulating in the 

 west with an upland of level land intervening. The town is 

 watered by the Kline Kill and North Creek. The soil is generally 

 a gravelly loam, except in the western part, where it is clay. In 

 the valleys is some alluvial land. 



Products: ITay, rye, milk, fruit, corn, potatoes, oats, and 



buckwheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $75 an acre. 



