430 Agricultural Manual 



The State Agricultural and Industrial School is located within 

 this town. 



Products: Wheat, oats, potatoes, cabbage, barley, and hay. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $150 an 

 acre. 



Sweden: The surface is level and gently rolling. A high 

 ridge extends east and west through the town north of the center. 

 The principal stream is Salmon Creek. The soil is silt and silty 

 loam, mixed with sand. 



Products: Fruit, beans, grains, and potatoes. 



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



Webster: The surface inclines from the ridge in the southern 

 part toward the lake. Bluffs 50 feet high at some points rise 

 from the lake shore ; in the western part on Irondequoit Bay 

 they reach a height of from 80 to 100 feet. The streams are 

 small and flow north into the lake. The soil north of the ridge 

 is a sandy loam. In the south it is silt and silty loam. 

 Products: Fruit, grain, and potatoes. 



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

 acre. 



Wheatland: The surface is rolling. Allen's Creek flows 



east through the center of the town. The soil is loam mixed 



with clay in the interior ; in some localities it is mixed with sand 



and gravel, the whole being underlaid with limestone. 



Products: Potatoes, cabbage, grain, beans, and alfalfa. 



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



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



Several lines of the New York Central cross Monroe County, 

 either passing through or making connections for the city of 

 Rochester. 



The Lehigh Valley, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Buffalo, Rochester 

 and Pittsburgh also enter Rochester and make connections with 

 points in all directions. The road last mentioned continues 

 through Rochester to the northern boundary of the county. 



