Agricultural Manual 



Cottage Sanitarium, founded by Dr. Edward Trudeau, is on the 

 west border, adjoining Saranac Lake. 



Products: Potatoes, hay and grain. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $60 an acre. 



Schroon : The surface is broken by the Schroon Range in the 

 west and northwest, and in the southeast by the Kayaderosscras 

 Range. Mt Pharaoh, the highest peak in the latter range, is over 

 3,000 feet above tide. Hoffman Mountain in the north rises 3,715 

 feet. Between these elevated ranges and extending from the 

 center of the town is a beautiful and fertile valley, through which 

 flows Schroon River, broadening into the lovely Schroon Lake. 

 The soil in the valleys is of a rich, alluvial character, and in the 

 elevated parts a thin, sandy loam. Nearly half of the town is 

 capable of cultivation, although perhaps not more than one-third 

 can be successfully and profitably worked. Iron ore and black 

 lead or graphite are found in some parts. The town is popular 

 as a summer resort. 



Products: Hay, grain and potatoes. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $60 an acre. 



Ticonderoga: A plateau extending several miles through the 

 northwestern part of the town reaches back from Lake Champlain. 

 A valley about six miles long and one mile wide runs centrally 

 south to the shores of Lake George. Mountains cover nearly half 

 the territory, chiefly in the western and northern parts. About 

 three-fourths of the town is arable. The outlet of Lake George, 

 the principal stream, descends 150 feet in its course of one and 

 one-half miles. As the water never freezes and as its quantity 

 remains much the same throughout the year, it furnishes one of 

 the most valuable waterpowers in the state. The soil is stiff clay 

 on the lake, clayey loam in the center, and a sandy loam in the 

 western part. This town is rich in minerals, chief products being 

 iron and graphite. 



Products: Alfalfa, hay, grain, dairy products and apples. 



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



Westpoht: A range of mountains extends northeast and 

 southwest through the town and occupies nearly all of the western 



