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southwest. The soil is a gravelly and sandy loam, with a clay 

 subsoil. Tonawanda Indian Reservation occupies a portion of 

 the western part of the town. 



Products: Beans, potatoes, corn, winter wheat, timothy, 



clover, alfalfa, canning crops, and dairy products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $40 to $125 an acre. 



Alexander: The surface is hilly in the center and south, and 

 rolling in the north. In the southwestern part the hills rise 

 1,100 feet above sea level. The town is drained by Tonawanda 

 Creek and its tributaries, also by several smaller streams. The 

 soil on the hills is a gravelly loam with clay subsoil, while in the 

 valleys it is a rich alluvium. 



Products: Beans, potatoes, corn, winter wheat, timothy, 



clover, alfalfa, canning crops, dairy products, and fruit. 



Average values of farm land range from $40 to $125 an acre. 



Batavia: The surface is level or gently undulating. A 

 limestone ridge twenty to fifty feet high extends east and west 

 through the northern part of the town. Tonawanda Creek is the 

 largest stream. The soil is a deep, fertile sandy and gravelly 

 loam with clay subsoil. 



Products: Beans, potatoes, corn, winter wheat, timothy, 

 clover, alfalfa, canning crops, dairy products, fruit, and 

 mutton. 



Average values of farm land range from $75 to $200 an acre. 



Bergen : The surface is gently undulating, with a slight in- 

 clination toward the north. Black Creek flows east through the 

 town. The soil is a gravelly and clayey loam. 



Products: Beans, potatoes, corn, winter wheat, timothy, 

 clover, alfalfa, canning crops, dairy products, and 

 mutton. 



Average values of farm land range from $60 to $140 an acre. 



Bethany : The surface is hilly in the south and rolling in the 

 north. Black Creek flows north through the center, and Little 

 Tonawanda Creek through the northwestern and southwestern 



