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streams are Catskill Creek and its tributaries. The soil is gen- 

 erally shaly loam, with occasional sections of gravel. Durham 

 leads in the number of sheep kept. 



Products: Dairy products, fruit, and hay. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $100 an acre. 



Greenville: The surface is- hilly, the southern extremity of 

 the Ilelderberg Mountains occupying the central and western parts 

 of the town. Catskill Creek borders- the southwest and receives 

 the drainage of the town. The soil is chiefly a shaly loam of 

 moderate fertility. 



Products : Fruit, hay, grain, and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $100 an acre. 



Halcott : The surface is mountainous and comprises a series 

 of valleys in which rise the sources of the east branch of the 

 Delaware. The soil is chiefly, a gravelly loam of medium quality 

 and stony, but is well adapted to grazing. 



Products: Dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $15 to $50 an acre. 



Hunter: The surface is rocky and" mountainous, not more 

 thaa one-fourth being susceptible of cultivation. Several of the 

 highest peaks of the Catskills, including Hunter Mountain 

 (4,025 ft.), Plateau Mountain (3,855 ft.), Sugarloaf (3,782 ft), 

 and High Peak (3, GC0 ft.), lie within the limits of this town. 

 Two narrow valleys extend through the mountains and cross each 

 other nearly at right angles in the center of the town. The first 

 of these is the valley of Schoharie Creek and its southerly con- 

 tinuation, the PTattekill, and the second is the valley of the 

 Kaaterskill and Stony Clove. The soil is generally a heavy 

 clayey and shaly loam, very stony and not well adapted to agri- 

 culture. Farm products are largely used in providing for summer 

 guests. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $25 an acre. 



Jewett: The surface is largely occupied by high and rocky 

 spurs extending from the Catskills. Several peaks rise to a height 

 of 3 ; 500 feet, West Kill Mountain being 3,925 feet high. Schoharie 



