Jefferson County 377 



Product-: Corn, oats, potatoes, hay and buckwheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $10 to $45 an acre. 



Woeth: The surface is undulating and has an elevation of 



1,600 feet in the eastern part, the highest portion of the county. 



The town ifl well drained and the soil, underlaid by shale rock, 



is W( !1 adapted to grazing. Dairying is the principal industry. 



Products: Hay. dairy products, potatoes, buckwheat, oats 



and maple products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $10 to $60 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 PWCTLITIES FOE TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



Jefferson County has excellent railroad connections over lines 

 of the New York Central Railroad. Watertown is a center for 

 lines to Syracuse, Utica, New York, Ogdensburg, and Canadian 

 and eastern points, as well as various points within the county - — 

 Sacket Harbor on Lake Ontario and Cape Vincent and Clayton 

 on the St. Lawrence. Philadelphia and Carthage are also im- 

 portant railroad centers. 



The Bla'k River electric line extends from Watertown to 

 Black River Bay. Carthage is the terminus of the Black River 

 Canal, which connects Black River with the Erie Canal at Rome. 



Improved Highways 

 State roads extend in all directions from "Watertown; among 

 these are roads leading direct to Syracuse, Utica, and Clayton. 

 There are in the county 252 miles of improved highways, with 

 32 miles additional under construction. 



AVAILABLE MARKETS 



Watertown and Carthage form the principal local markets. 

 The city of Watertown has many advantages as a manufacturing 

 city. The Black River at this point furnishes a permanent and 

 inexhaustible waterpower unsurpassed by any in the state and by 

 few in the United States. Its shipping facilities are also excel- 

 lent. Among the articles of manufacture are wood pulp and 

 paper, machinery, furniture, and flour. Carthage has large pulp 

 and paper manufacturing interests. 



