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Athens: The surface is broken by several rocky ridges 

 parallel with the Hudson. A range of high clay bluffs borders the 

 river, and the high, rocky ridge known as Potuck Hill extends 

 through the western part of the town. Xear the river the soil is 

 a tough clay bordered by sand. Elsewhere it is a sandy and 

 gravelly loam i : good quality. 



Products: Fruit, hay, grain and poultry prodn 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $200 an acre. 



Cairo: This town lies at the east foot of the Catskill Moun- 

 tains, the crest of the mountains forming its western boundary. 

 The central and eastern portions are broken by several high rocky 

 ridges. Catskill Creek flows southeast through the town. The 

 Boil is a clayey, gravelly, and shaly loam, fertile in the valleys" 

 and of medium quality on the hilh. 

 Products: Fruit, hay and grain. 

 Average values of farm land range from $10 to $150 an acre. 



Catskill : The surface is broken by several rocky ridges 

 parallel to the Hudson. These ridges are composed largely of 

 6hale and limestone. The Catskill Creek flows southeast through 

 the northeast corner to the Hudson, receiving the Kaaterskill as 

 its tributary. The soil is principally clay, with sections of 

 gravelly and shaly loam of moderate fertility. 



Products : Fruit, hay. grain and vegetables. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $200 an acre. 



Coxsackie : A range of clay bluffs about 100 feet high extends 

 along the river, and a range of hills* of limestone formation 500 

 feet high extends through the center of the town. The surface 

 is level or undulating in the east and hilly and broken in- the west. 

 The principal streams are the Coxsackie and' Potuck creeks. The 

 soil in the east is clay and sand ; in the west it is a gravelly, shaly, 

 and clayey loam. This is the principal wheat-growing section of 

 the county. 



Products: Fruit, hay. grain, .and* poultry products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $30 to $200 an acre. 



Durham : The surface is hilly and broken, the northeast cor- 

 ner being occupied by the southern slopes of the Helderberg Moun- 

 tains and the western border by the Catskills, The principal 



