2m! AGRICULTURAL -MaxUAL 



West Seneca: The surface is gently undulating in the east 

 and level in the west, sloping to the shore of Lake Erie. The 

 principal streams are Buffalo and Cazenovia creeks. The soil is 

 generally a Bandy loam. 



Products: Garden products, fruit, potatoes, and grain. 

 Average values of farm kind range from $60 to $100 an acr?. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



All parts of the county are traversed by railroads centering at 

 Buffalo and connecting with points in all the neighboring counties. 

 Those extending north and east are the New York Central; Erie; 

 Lehigh Valley; and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western rail- 

 roads; the Erie also extends south into Pennsylvania. Other 

 lines running south are the Pennsylvania and the Buffalo, Roch- 

 ester and Pittsburgh. The New York, Chicago and St. Louis, 

 and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern extend along the lake 

 shore and to points west ; other connections to the west are made 

 through Canada. 



Electric Roads 



The electric lines of Erie County center at Buffalo, one of 

 these extending from Buffalo north to Niagara Falls and through 

 Lockport to Lake Ontario ; two lines extend east to Lancaster and 

 another to Williamsville in the town of Amherst. West Seneca 

 and East Hamburg are traversed by the Buffalo Southern. Two 

 lines extend to the village of Hamburg, and the Buffalo and Lake 

 Erie Traction Railway runs along the lake shore to Erie, Pa. 



Waterways 



The Barge Canal traverses the northwestern part of the country, 

 and the western part has all the advantages afforded by shipping 

 facilities on the lakes. 



Improved Highways 

 Erie County is favored in having air excellent system of roads, 

 every township being reached by an improved highway. The 

 county has 317 miles of completed improved highways, with 40 

 miles additional under construction. 



