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the town are occupied by the ridges forming the watershed be- 

 tween the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers. The streams are 

 small brooks and creeks. The soil is a reddish clay and shaly 



loam. This town lies in the midst of a section noted for the rich 

 quality of its milk and cream. The celebrated Jersey herd 

 owned by Aver and McKinney is located near Meridale. 



Products : Dairy products, potatoes and general farm crops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $10 to $30 an acre 



M U'or.KTOwN : The surface is hilly and mountainous in the 

 eastern portions. The Pepacton or east branch of the Delaware 

 flows through the center, with several small streams emptying 

 into it on either side. Each of these streams drains a fertile 

 valley broad in the upper and central portions but becoming nar- 

 rower and descending more rapidly as they approach the main 

 stream, thus furnishing an immense amount of water power. All 

 the hills are more steep and rocky on the northern and western 

 sides, while toward the east and south they slope off gradually 

 into good farming and grazing lands. Dry Brook Ridge, in the 

 southern part, reaches an elevation of 3,500 feet. The prevailing 

 rock is red sandstone, which furnishes excellent flagging and 

 building stone. The uplands contain a large percentage of clay; 

 in the valleys the soil is alluvial and is very productive. Large 

 quantities of cauliflower are produced, especially near 

 Margaretville. 



Products: Dairy products, cauliflower and general farm 



crops. 

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



Roxbury: The surface is a mountainous upland forming a 

 portion of the great plateau extending west from the Catskill 

 Mountains. The hills are steep and rocky and are mostly unfit 

 for cultivation. The highest points on the northern and western 

 borders of the town are 3,000 to 3,300 feet above tide. The 

 principal stream is the east branch of the Delaware; numerous 



