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Products: Hay, oats, corn, potatoes, barley and wheat. 

 Average rallies of farm land range from $45 to $60 an acre. 



Ellisburg: The surface is rolling and inclined toward the 

 lake. A range of low sand hills extends along the shore and 

 these are succeeded by a wide marshy region, producing wild 

 grasses that in dry Beasons may be mown. North and South 

 Sandy creeks are the principal streams. The soil is sandy on the 

 west, clayey through the center, and a slaty loam in the east. This 

 is one of the wealthiest agricultural towns in the county and is 

 surpassed by few in the state. 



Products: Corn, oats, barley, hay and seed -beans. 



Average values of farm land range from $35 to $75 an acre. 



Henderson: The surface is rolling. The town is deeply in- 

 dented by Henderson Bay. There are in the town two small lakes 

 and several marshes. Stony and Little Stony creeks are the prin- 

 cipal streams. The soil is clay and loam. 



Products: Corn, oats, dairy products and wool. 



Average values of farm land range from $30 to $75 an acre. 



Hounsfield: The surface is very level. This town includes 

 the islands in the lake opposite. The soil is a clayey and sandy 

 loam. Ship building and manufacturing have received consider- 

 able attention. 



Products: Hay, oats, barley, peas, beans and dairy products. 



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



Le Ray : The surface is level or gently rolling. The soil is 

 principally a clayey loam. A strip of barren sand, once covered 

 with pine, but now almost a desert, extends along Black River. 

 The principal streams are Black and Indian rivers. 



Products : Hay, oats, barley, corn, wheat, potatoes and 



alfalfa. 

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



Lorraixe: This town is elevated and uneven and traversed 

 by deep gorges. In the northwestern corner o£ the town the land 

 is nearly level, and in this part and along the south branch of 

 Sandy Creek are several productive farms. In the southern part 



