Livingston County 405 



York : The surface is undulating, with a general inclination 

 to the east. The soil in the center and south is a clayey loam, 

 and in the northeast a sandy and gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy and general farm products. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $80 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOE TRANSPORTATION 



Rail and Electric Roads 



The Erie line running northwest from Corning enters the 

 southeastern part of Livingston County and extends to the 

 northwestern corner, where it turns west to Batavia and Buffalo. 

 A second line of the Erie Railroad, which is operated by electricity, 

 runs from Mount Morris to Rochester, intersecting the first line at 

 Avon. A third line of the Erie crosses the southwestern part. 



The Dansville and Mount Morris, from Dansville to Mount 

 Morris, extends from the western part southeast to the southern 

 part of the county. 



The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western running between 

 Xew York and Buffalo passes northwest across the county a little 

 west of the center, forming a junction with the Pennsylvania 

 railroad in the town of Leicester. 



The Pennsylvania line extending southwest from Rochester 

 passes through the western part of Livingston County, and 

 connects with the Buffalo line at Hinsdale in Cattaraugus County. 



The Genesee and Wyoming road extends through the towns 

 of Leicester, York, and Caledonia, and connects with lines run- 

 ning to Rochester and Buffalo. The ISTew York Central line 

 between Canandaigua and Batavia passes through the extreme 

 northern part of the town of Caledonia. 



The Lehigh Valley, leading east and west, also crosses the 

 same portion of the county. 



A branch of the Lehigh extends from Rochester Junction in 

 Monroe County south through Lima and Livonia to Hemlock 

 Lake. 



Improved Highways 



A state road from Albany to Buffalo crosses the northern part 

 of the county, connecting with roads to Rochester and with a 

 road leading southwest from Avon to Nunda and Portageville. 



