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between these two drainage systems, although some portion of it 

 reaches the Mohawk-Hudson system by way of Oriskany Creek 

 and a system of canal feeders. 



On the flat lands of the north the soil is generally a red clay, 

 with great quantities of muck and marl in the swampy regions. 

 On the northern slopes of the hills the soil is a gravelly loam 

 intermixed with lime and plaster, and is very productive. Farther 

 south the soil on the hills is a clayey, gravelly, and shaly loam, 

 and in the valleys a gravelly loam and alluvium. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 BRookfield : The surface is a hilly upland broken by the val- 

 leys of Dnadilla River and Beaver Creek. Several small streams 

 take their rise in this town. The soil is generally a gravelly loam, 

 with a rich alluvium in the valleys. 



Products: Dairy products, oats, buckwheat, com, potatoes, 



onions, celery, and root crops. 

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



Cazexovia: The surface is a rolling upland, broken by the 

 valleys of Chittenango and Limestone creeks. The hills in the 

 southern part reach a height of 1,70*0' feet. In the northern and 

 central portions the* soil is a gravelly loam ; in the south it is a 

 clayey loam underlaid by hardpan. 



Products : Dairy products, corn, oats, alfalfa, potatoes, 



wheat, canning crops, and fruit. 

 Average values of farm land* range from $25 to $160 an acre. 



De Ruttee*: The surface consists of a hilly upland, broken by 

 the valley of Tioughnioga River and its tributaries. The soil is 

 a sandy and gravelly loam on the hills and alluvium in the valleys. 



Products: Dairy products, oats, buckwheat, corn, potatoes. 



Average values of farm laud range from $25 to $75 an acre. 



Eaton: The surface is a rolling upland, broken by the valley 

 of the Chenango River into two ridges, whose summits are 1,500 

 to 1,600 feet above sea level. The soil is a gravelly loam inter- 

 mixed with clay in the. valleys. 



Products: Dairy products, truck crops, hay, corn, oats, 



buckwheat, and hops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $20 to $100 per acre. 



