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Johnstown: The surface is hilly in the north and west, the 

 remainder being mostly a rolling country. The principal stream 

 is Cayadutta Creek. The soil is a clayey and sandy loam. The 

 southern ami eastern parts of the town are fertile and well 

 cultivated. 



Products: Market milk, hay, oats, silo corn, potatoes, and 



market garden products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $5 to $G0 per acre. 



Mayjteld: The surface is broken in the northern part, with 

 mountains rising 1,500 to 2,300 feet above tide. The central and 

 southern parts are rolling and generally susceptible of cultivation. 

 The principal streams are Stony Creek in the northwest, Mayfield 

 Creek in the center, Kennyetto Creek in the southeast, and Cran- 

 berry Creek in the east. Limestone ledges crop out frequently, 

 and several lime kilns are in operation. The soil is sandy and 

 gravelly, in some places being strewn with boulders. The valleys 

 are alluvial, occasionally intermixed with clayey loam. 



Products : Milk, butter, and veal calves, potatoes, oats, silage 

 corn, buckwheat, and rye. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $30 per acre. 



^ORTiiAMrTox: The surface is hilly in the north, the hills 

 rising about 1,000 feet above the valley. In the southern part the 

 Sacandaga swamp occupies several thousand acres. Sacandaga 

 River flows southeast through the center of the town in a valley 

 one-fourth to one and one-fourth miles wide. Vly Creek flows 

 through the southern part. The soil in the valley is a rich allu- 

 vium and on the upland a sandy loam, stony in some places. In 

 the southern part of the town are several limestone deposits. 



Products: Hilk and butter, oats, potatoes, buckwheat, and 



corn. 

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



Oppexheim : The surface is a hilly upland inclining gradu- 

 ally to the southwest. In the northeastern part the hills rise 1,200 

 to 1,400 feet above sea level. East Canada Creek flows south 

 along the western border. Several other streams flow southwest 

 through the town. The soil in the southwest is clay; in the 



