Cortland County 237 



Marathon : The surface is rugged and hilly, the ridges rising 

 500 to 700 feet above the valleys. The Tioughnioga flows through 

 a deep, narrow valley in the western part. Hunt Creek in the 

 northwest and Merrill Creek in the east also flow through deep, 

 narrow valleys. These valleys include most of the arable land, 

 the uplands being more suitable for pasturage. Marathon is a 

 typical daily township. The soil is a sandy and gravelly loam. 



Products: Milk, ensilage corn, potatoes, cabbage, and hay. 

 Average values of farm land range from $45 to $55 per acre. 



Preble: The surface includes the valley of the West Branch 

 of the Tioughnioga and the ridges rising on the east and west. 

 In this town the valley is nearly two miles wide. Mt. Toppin, 

 in the southwest, is 1,700 feet above tide, and the Truxton Hills, 

 on the northeast border, are the highest points in the county, 

 2.000 feet in height. In the northern and southern portions of the 

 town are several small lakes. The soil is a fine quality of gravelly 

 loam. Preble is a typical dairy township. 



Products: Dairy products, cabbage, ensilage corn, hay, and 



grain. 

 Average values of farm land range from $45 to $55 per acre. 



Scott: The surface is mostly upland, broken by two deep 

 narrow valleys extending north and south through the town. 

 Skaneateles Lake borders on the northwest corner. The soil is a 

 sandy, gravelly loam, best adapted to grazing. The lower sections 

 of this town are particularly well suited to the growing of cabbage, 

 and the hill lands to the growing of potatoes. 



Products: Milk, grain, hay, cabbage, and potatoes. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $35 per acre. 



Solon: The surface is mostly upland, broken by numerous 

 narrow valleys of small brooks and creeks. The hills on the 

 eastern border are 1,500 to 1,900 feet above tide. The soil is a 

 gravelly loam, well adapted to grazing. 



Products: Milk. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $35 per acre. 



