462 Agricultural Manual 



Newfane: The surface is level. Eighteenmile Creek is the 

 principal stream. The soil is generally a sandy loam, some 

 portions being interspersed with clay. 



Products : Apples, peaches and pears ; also dairy products, 



tomatoes and canning crops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $90 to $150 an acre. 



Niagara: The surface is level. Cayuga and Bergholtz creeks 



flow through the town and Niagara River forms the southern 



boundary. The soil is a heavy clay. Goat Island and the 



American part of Niagara Falls belong to this town. 



Products : Hay and grain ; also dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $30 to $50 an acre. 



Pendleton : The surface is level or gently undulating. Tona- 

 wanda Creek forms the southern boundary of the town and Bull 

 Creek crosses the western part. The soil is generally a clayey 

 loam. 



Products : Hay and grain, and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $40 to $60 an acre. 



Porter: The surface is level. Fourmile and Sixmile creeks 

 and the west branch of Twelvemile Creek cross the town, Niagara 

 River forming the western boundary. The soil along the lake 

 shore is composed principally of clay mixed with marl. In the 

 central and southern parts it is a sandy and gravelly loam. 



Products: Fruit, dairy products, hay and grain. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $125 an acre. 



Royalton : The surface is generally level or undulating, ex- 

 cept in the northern part where the mountain ridge crosses the 

 town. Mud Creek rises in this town, and Tonawanda Creek 

 forms the southern boundary. The soil is a clayey loam. 



Products: Hay and grain, dairy products and some fruit in 



the northern part. 

 Average values of farm land range from $40 to $100 an acre. 



Somerset : The surface is level. Golden Hill and Fish creeks 

 cross the town. The soil is generally a sandy loam, in some places 

 mixed with clay. 



Products : Apples, peaches, pears, plums ; also dairy products. 

 Avi of farm land range from $75 to $150 an acre 



