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are marketed all kinds of vegetable crops. Intensive farming 

 is practiced, the farmers usually harvesting two crops and some- 

 times three per season. 



The eastern part of the township, extending from Hempstead 

 toward Hicksville and south to Koosevelt and Jerusalem, is 

 known as Hempstead Plains. The main crops in this section 

 are potatoes, sweet corn, cabbage, and hard corn, potatoes yield- 

 ing generous returns. 



Average values of farm land range from $400 to $600 

 per acre in the Hempstead Plains, and $1,500 per acre 

 near Franklin Square and Valley Stream. 



Xorth Hempstead : A ridge of hills extends across the town 

 from east to west, dividing it into two nearly equal parts. The 

 elevation known as Harbor Hill, on the east side, is one of the 

 highest points on Long Island, reaching a height of about 390 

 feet. The soil is mostly a yellow loam overlying thick deposits 

 of sand and gravel. It is especially adapted to the growth of 

 fruit trees, particularly in the northern part. The land is easy 

 to work, although the mold is not of sufficient depth and rich- 

 ness to produce profitable crops without the constant and ex- 

 tensive use of fertilizers. Much of the land is now taken up by 

 large estates. In the southern part is a very productive soil 

 that is planted largely with potatoes year after year. Several 

 farmers have more than 100 acres devoted to this crop. Sweet 

 corn is also an important product. 



Average values of farm land range from $500 to $600 an 

 acre. 



Oyster Bay: A range of hills extends through the northern 

 part ; the remainder of the surface is level. The soil is a sandy 

 and clayey loam, sand predominating, and induces quick and 

 rapid growth. Manures are necessary, however, to produce 

 profitable crops. 



Two well-known business concerns are located within this town. 

 one of them being the Duryea Starch Factory, at Glen Cove, and 

 the other being the Fulton Motor Truck Company, at Farming- 

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