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Beekman : The surface is a rolling upland. Limestone and 



slate crop out at irregular intervals. The streams are small 



creeks and brooks tributary to the Fishkill and are bordered by 



wide, fertile intervales. The soil is silt and limestone formation. 



Products: Dairy products, fruit and general farm crops. 



Average values of farm land range from $40 to $100 an 



acre. 



Clinton: The surface is a rolling upland broken by hills in 

 the north and west. Little Wappinger Creek flows south through 

 the center and Crum Elbow Creek forms a portion of the western 

 boundary. Fallkill Creek takes its rise in this town. Several 

 small lakes, the principal of which is Long Pond, lie in the 

 northern part. The soil is mainly a productive slaty loam. 



Products: Dairy products, fruit and pork. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $80 an acre. 



Dover: The east and west borders are occupied by hills and 

 the center by a wide valley. The valley is about 400 feet Tabove 

 tide and the summits of the hills are 500 to 900 feet higher. 

 Tenmile River flows south through the town almost to the south- 

 ern boundary, then turns east and empties into the Housatonic. 

 A limestone ridge extends north and south through the center of 

 the principal valley. The soil is widely variable in character, 

 including areas of slate and silt loam, limestone, and sandy and 

 gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy products and general farm crops. 

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



East Fishkill : The surface is mountainous in the south and 

 comparatively level in the central and northern portions. The 

 highest points of the Fishkill Mountains in the south are 1,000 

 to 1,200 feet above tide. The principal stream is the Fishkill 

 Creek. The intervales along the streams are generally wide and 

 bordered by gradual slopes. The soil is limestone and silt and 

 gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy products, fruit and canning factory crops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $100 an 

 acre. 



