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dale. Farmingdale is also the location of a state agricultural 

 school. 



Products: Potatoes, sweet corn, cabbage, hard corn and 



pickles. 

 Average values of farm land range from $400 to $500 an 



acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR THAXSPORTATIOX 



Rail and Electric Roads 



The Long Island Railroad, a portion of which is electrically 

 operated, has numerous lines running through various parts of the 

 county. x\n electric road connects Mineola, Hempstead, and Free- 

 port, sending branches from each of these three places to the west 

 side of the county. Short sections extend to the coast from Free- 

 port on the south and from Glen Cove on the north. 



Improved Higlnvays 



There are several short sections of improved highways in the 

 county. A road leading south from Oyster Bay connects with an 

 improved highway leading to many of the larger places in Suffolk 

 County. 



There are in Nassau County approximately 57 miles of com- 

 pleted improved highways with 16 miles additional under 

 construction. 



AVAILABLE MARKETS 



The principal market for products of Nassau County is, as 

 previously stated, the city of New York and its suburbs. The 

 summer resorts along the coast also have extensive requirements. 



The agricultural organizations of Nassau County are as 

 follows : 



Agricultural Society of Queens-Nassau Counties. 



Floral Park Cooperative Association, Inc. 



Glen Head Cooperative Association, Inc. 



Granges: One subordinate grange. 



Long Island Farmers' Club. 



Nassau County Farm Bureau Association. 



au County Horticultural Society. 

 Nassau County Potato Growers' Association. 

 Oyster Bay Horticultural Society. 

 Valley Stream Farmers' Cooperative Association, Tnc. 



