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Grand Island: The surface is nearly level. The soil in the 

 southern part is clay, and sandy in the north. 



Prod-nets: Vegetables, potatoes, hay and grain. 



Average values of farm laud range from $20 to $100 an acre. 



Hamburg: The surface in the cast is rolling; in the west it 

 is nearly level, with a general inclination toward the lake, where 

 the shore rises in a bluff from 50 to 100 feet high. The principal 

 stream is Eighteenmile Creek. The soil is generally a clay loam, 

 the southeastern portion being gravelly. 



Products: Garden products, grapes, oats, corn, potatoes, hay 



and fruit. 

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



Holland: The surface is a high, broken upland divided by 

 the valley of Cazenovia Creek. The highlands rise about 900 feet 

 above Lake Erie. The soil is a gravelly loam occasionally inter- 

 mixed with slate and clay. It is very fertile in the valley of 

 Cazenovia Creek. 



Products: Dairy products, hay, oats, corn, buckwheat and 



wheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $20 to $G0 an acre. 



Lancaster: The surface is generally level. Cayuga and Elli- 

 cott creeks are the principal streams. The soil is a clayey and 

 gravelly loam. In the village of Lancaster are several large manu- 

 facturing interests, including Lagoon Cutler works. 



Products: Wheat, potatoes, hay, com and cabbage. 

 Average values of farm land range from $75 to $100 an acre. 



Marhxa: The surface is rolling. Although Buffalo Creek 

 crosses the southwestern corner, the principal part of the town is 

 drained by the headwaters of Little Buffalo Creek. The soil in 

 the northeast and southwest is a sandy, gravelly loam; elsewhere 

 it consists of clay and muck. 



Products: Potatoes, dairy products and beans. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $100 an acre. 



Newstead: A limestone terrace extends through the center of 

 the town. North of this terrace tlie surface is level, marshy in 



