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and clayey loam derived from the drift deposits, and decomposed 

 slate, shales, and limestones. It is well adapted to pasturage, and 

 in some localities produces good crops of grain. A large portion 

 of the northern part is too rough for profitable cultivation, 

 although much of it is suitable for pasturage. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Bleeckee: The surface is a hilly and mountainous upland, 

 the highest summit in the northern part being Pinnacle, 2,514 

 feet above tide. In the valleys are several small lakes, the prin- 

 cipal of which is Peck Lake on the southern border. The soil is 

 thin and light, and in some places stony. Much of the land is 

 wooded and lumbering is the principal occupation. 

 Products: Lumber, cordwood, oats, and potatoes. 

 Average values of farm land range from $3 to $15 per acre. 



Broadalein: The surface is rolling, most of it being suscep- 

 tible of cultivation. Kcnnyetto Creek flows through the center of 

 the town. The northern part extends into the great Sacandaga 

 swamp, which is annually overflowed, and in which the soil is 

 alluvial. In other places the soil is largely a light, sandy loam. 

 Products: Milk, butter, potatoes', oats, com, and buckwheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $5 to $40 per acre. 



Caeoga: The surface is rollimr in the south and broken in 

 the north. Numerous clusters of lakes lie in the central and north- 

 ern parts of the town. Lumbering is the principal occupation in 

 this town. The soil is light and sandy, much of it being unfit for 

 profitable cultivation. 



Products: Lumber, cordwood, oats, and potatoes. 



Average values of farm land range from $3 to $15 per acre. 



Epiirataii : The surface is mostly a hilly upland, from 800 

 to l,GO0 feet above sea level. The principal stream is Caroga 

 Creek, which flows through the center of the town. The soil in 

 the center and southwest is a sandy loam, mixed with clay in the 

 south and southeast Tn the north and northwest it is a light sand. 

 Products: Cheese, butter, hay, oats, corn, buckwheat, and 



potatoes. 

 Average values of farm land range from $5 to $50 per acre. 



