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DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Avon : The surface is a rolling and moderately hilly upland, 

 terminating in flats on the Genesee River. The principal stream 

 is Concsus Creek. On the uplands the soil is a sandy and grav- 

 elly loam intermixed with clay. On the flats it is a deep, rich 

 alluvium. 



Products: Dairy and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $150 an acre. 



Caledonia: The surface is level or gently undulating, a por- 

 tion of it being stony. Genesee River forms the eastern boundary. 

 The soil is a clay loam underlaid by limestone. 



Products : Dairy and general farm products, and beans. 



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



Conesus : The surface is hilly. The Marrowback Hills in the 

 eastern part rise about 1,000 feet above Hemlock Lake. A deep 

 valley extends from the center of the town into Springwater. The 

 soil is generally a silty or sandy loam. 



Products: Dairy and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $35 to $100 an acre. 



Geneseo : The surface is undulating, with an abrupt declivity 

 of 200 to 300 feet toward the Genesee River on the west. Along 

 the river are fertile flats averaging a half-mile in width. Fall 

 Brook and several other small streams flow west into the river 

 and east into Conesus Lake. The soil is loam, intermixed with 

 clay or sand. 



Products: Dairy and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $125 an acre. 



Groveland : The surface is moderately hilly. In the west are 

 extensive flats occupying about one-fourth of the town. Canas- 

 eraga Creek is the principal stream. This town contains excellent 

 farming land. On the uplands the soil is loam, and on the flats 

 it is a rich alluvium. This town excels in the production of beans, 

 and ranks among the first in the state. 



At Sonyea is located Craig Colony for Epileptics. 

 Products: P>eans, and dairy and farm products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $125 an acre. 



