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East Hamburg: The surface is a broken upland. Chestnut 

 Ridge, the highest land in the town, has an elevation of about 

 500 feet above Lake Erie, which is 573 feet above sea level. The 

 slopes of the hills are generally gradual. The soil is a gravelly 

 loam in the north and a clayey loam in the south. 



Products: Garden products, grapes, grain, potatoes and 



fruit. 

 Average values of farm land range from $60 to $125 an 

 acre. 



Eden : The surface is hilly and broken in the east, and level 

 in the west. A ridge about 500 feet above the lake extends 

 along the eastern border. The principal streams are Eighteen- 

 mile Creek and its branches. The soil is a gravelly loam inter- 

 mixed with clay. This town leads in market gardening. 

 Products: Vegetables, potatoes, oats, hay and grapes. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $300 an 

 acre. 



Elma : The surface is gently rolling, the highest ridges rising 

 800 to 950 feet. Buffalo and Cazenovia creeks flow through the 

 town. The soil in the north is a clayey loam; in the south it is 

 a gravelly loam. Pine Grove farms are located in this town, 

 where some of the largest producing cows in the county may 

 be found. 



Products: Dairy products, vegetables, potatoes, hay and 



grain. 

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

 acre. 



Evans : The land rises from Lake Erie in a bluff twenty to 

 forty feet high. The highest part of the town near the eastern 

 border is 160 feet above the lake. The soil is a sandy and gravelly 

 loam intermixed with clay. The large sheep farm, owned by 

 Stewart R. Mann of Derby, lies in this town. 



Products: Grapes, oats, corn, potatoes, hay and fruit. 

 Average values of farm land range from $60 to $100 an acre. 

 Land values are much higher along the lake shore, where 

 the land is largely given over to summer resorts. 



