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northern border of the town. Xowadaga Creek is the principal 

 stream. The soil in the northern part is a rich Mohawk loam; 

 loam is also found in the south. It is well adapted to grazing 

 and to the production of corn and hay. 



Products: Alfalfa, oats, corn, and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $100 an acre. 



Fairfield: The surface is a hilly upland, the center rising 

 into a ridge nearly 1,000 feet above West Canada Creek and 

 1,500 feet above tide. It is well watered by small streams. The 

 soil in the uplands is mostly a very rich clay ; in the valleys it is 

 gravel. Fairfield is far-famed for its wonderful blue grass 

 pastures. 



Products: Alfalfa, oats, corn and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $100 an acre. 



Frankfort : The surface is a broad intervale -rising into hills 

 of moderate elevation on the southwestern border, the highest 

 points being about 800 feet above the river. The streams are 

 small brooks and creeks. The soil on the uplands is a clayey and 

 slaty loam. On the flats it is an alluvial loam. 



Limestone exists in the southwestern part, from which excellent 

 lime is made. 



Products: Oats, corn, hay and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $100 an acre. 



German Flats : A broad fertile intervale lies along the river, 

 from which the surface rises gradually to a height of 300 to 400 

 feet and stretches away in a hilly upland. Fulmer Creek divides 

 this upland into two nearly equal parts. The other streams are 

 small brooks. The soil is a clayey and slate loam on the hills 

 and gravel and alluvium in the valleys. 



Products: Oats, corn, hay and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $100 an acre. 



Herkimer: From a wide intervale along the river, the sur- 

 face gradually rises to the northern line of the town. West 

 Canada Creek flows south through the town near the center, 



