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Deposit : The surface is broken and rocky. The west branch 

 of (he Delaware crosses the town through the center. The soil is 

 clay, slate, and gravelly loam. 



Products: Hairy products, general farm crops, blue sand- 

 stone of fine quality, some lumber and maple sirup. 

 Average values of farm land range from $12 to $30 an acre. 



Frank li. n : The surface is a hilly upland broken by deep, nar- 

 row valleys. The principal streams are Ouleout Creek and its 

 tributaries. The soil on the hills is a shaly loam underlaid by 

 hardpan, and in the valleys a gravelly loam and alluvium. 



This town keeps more cows and manufactures more butter than 

 any other town in the county. 



Products : Dairy products, potatoes and general farm crops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $15 to $35 an acre. 



Hamden : The surface is a mountainous upland divided into 

 two parts by the west branch of the Delaware. The southern part 

 is covered by lofty peaks and ridges scarcely susceptible of culti- 

 vation. The soil on the hills is generally a brownish clay loam 

 underlaid by hardpan, and in the valleys it is a rich sandy loam. 



Products: Dairy products, with some potatoes, hay and 



ensilage corn. 

 Average values of farm land range from $12 to $30 an acre. 



Hancock : The surface is a mountainous upland ending in 

 high and nearly precipitous bluffs on the Delaware and divided 

 into two parts by the east branch of the Delaware. Both the 

 Delaware river and its east branch have many tributaries in this 

 town flowing through narrow ravines. The summits of the hills 

 are 100 to 800 feet above the valleys. The soil on the uplands 

 is a hard clayey loam, and in the valleys there are some fine 

 agricultural lands. A number of well-built highways have been 

 constructed by the town. 



Products: Pine quality of blue sandstone, some lumber, 



maple sugar, market milk, butter, cheese and excelsior. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $25 an acre. 



