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Chili: The surface is level or gently rolling, with a slight 

 inclination to the east. The Genesee River forms the east border 

 and Black Creek, a sluggish stream, flows east through the center. 

 The soil is a silty loam mixed with sand. 



Products : Potatoes, cabbage and grains. 



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



Clarkson: The surface is level, with slight undulations in 

 the south. It is drained to the northeast by the head branches of 

 Salmon and West creeks. The soil is a sandy loam mixed with 

 clay. 



Products : Fruit, grain, potatoes and corn. 



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



Gates : The surface is undulating and slightly inclined toward 

 the north. Small streams form the drainage of the town. The 

 soil is a fine quality of calcareous loam intermixed with clay. 



Products: "Wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, and some fruit. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $200 an 

 acre. 



Greece : The surface is rolling, with a general inclination 

 toward Lake Ontario. It is drained by several small streams 

 flowing into the small bays that indent the lake shore. The 

 soil is a silty loam with large tracts of drift sand along the lake 

 shore. 



Products: Fruit, especially apples, pears, peaches, plums 

 and grapes; truck crops and general farm crops. 



Average values of farm land range from $100 to $250 an 

 acre. 



Hamlin: The surface is slightly rolling, inclining toward 

 the lake. It is drained by a number of small streams, the prin- 

 cipal of which are Sandy and West creeks. The soil is a sandy 

 or silty loam. 



Products : Fruit, especially apples and peaches, beans, wheat 



and oats, with some potatoes, barley and corn. 

 Average values of farm land range from $75 to $150 an acre. 



