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Taylor: The surface is largely a broken, billy upland. The 

 streams are small brooks, generally flowing south into the Otselic. 

 The soil is a sandy, gravelly loam. This is perhaps the only town 

 where all the milk is used for the manufacture of butter and 

 cheese. 



Products: Dairy products and swine. 



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



Truxton: The surface consists of a broken upland, the ridges 

 having a general north and south di reel ion. The east branch of 

 the Tioughnioga Hows through the center of the town. North 

 of the river much of the surface is divided into sharp ridges. 

 Munccy IT 111, in the southeastern part, is a wild, broken region. 

 The soil is generally sandy and gravelly loam. 

 Products: jlilk, cabbage and potatoes. 

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



Virgil: The surface is a broken hilly upland. In the south- 

 eastern part the Owego hills rise 1,600 to 2,000 feet above tide. 

 The valleys are generally narrow. The soil is a sandy, gravelly 

 loam, best adapted to grazing, although it is an excellent potato 

 section. 



Products: Potatoes, milk, and cabbage. 



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



Willet: The surface includes the narrow valleys of the 

 Otselic River and the high ridges rising on either side. The 

 soil is a sandy, gravelly loam. 



Products: "Milk, butter, and cheese. 



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



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION- 

 S' and Electric Roads 

 The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western running between 

 Syracuse and Binghamtoi] extends north and south through the 

 county, a branch at Cortland leading east through McCrraw to 

 Cincinnatus. The Lehigh Valley passes through fWtland, extend- 

 ing to Canastota on the northeast, and to Freeville and Ithaca on 



