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Ossian : The surface is broken and hilly, the highest sum- 

 mits having an elevation of 1,700 to 1,900 feet. The soil in 

 the valleys is a gravelly loam, and on the hills a silty and sandy 

 loam. 



Products: Dairy and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $40 an acre 



Portage : The surface is hilly, the highest point rising to 

 1,900 feet in the southeastern part. Genesee River forms the 

 western boundary of the town. Its banks are steep and rocky, 

 100 to 200 feet in height. In the eastern part the soil is a clayey 

 and silty loam and in the west a sandy loam. 



Products : Dairy and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $50 an acre. 



Sparta: The surface is hilly, the highest summits being 1,000 

 to 1,200 feet higher than Canaseraga Creek, which flows along 

 the western boundary. The soil on the hills is a silty and 

 gravelly loam, and in the valleys a sandy, clayey, and gravelly 

 loam. 



Products: Daily and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $40 an acre. 



Spring water: The surface is very hilly, the highest summits 

 being 600 to 1,000 feet above the valley. The principal stream 

 is the inlet of Hemlock Lake, Springwater Creek. Cohocton 

 River rises in the southeastern part and flows south into Steuben 

 County. The soil is a sandy and gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $60 an acre. 



West Sparta : The surface is hilly, the southwestern part 

 rising to a height of 1,900 feet. In the northeastern part is an 

 extensive marsh known as the Canaseraga Swamp. Canaseraga 

 Creek flows north along the eastern border. The soil is a clayey 

 loam in the north and a sandy loam in the south. 



Products: Dairy and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $40 an acre. 



