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Wheatfield : The surface is level or gently undulating. Ni- 

 agara River and Tonawanda Creek form the southern boundary. 

 The other principal streams are Cayuga and Bergholtz creeks. 

 The soil is generally a clayey or silty loam. 



Products: Hay, grain and dairy products. 



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



Wilson : The surface is level. The east branch of Twelvemile 

 Creek crosses the town near the center, and the west branch crosses 

 the northwestern part. The soil is a sandy, clayey loam. 



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



canning crops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $40 to $125 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOE TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 

 The two northern lines of the New York Central extend from 

 Orleans west through the county to Niagara Falls and from that 

 point to North Tonawanda and Buffalo. At Lockport Junction 

 a branch extends southwest to North Tonawanda. Another 

 branch, used by the Lackawanna Steel Corporation, extends 

 northwest from Cambria to Pekin. The Erie Railroad runs from 

 Buffalo through North Tonawanda to Niagara Falls. 



Electric Roads 

 There are three electric railway systems in the county, as 

 follows : The electric lines of the International Railway Company 

 extend from Niagara Falls and from Olcott to North Tonawanda 

 and Buffalo; the Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester passes from 

 Rochester to Lockport, where it connects with electric lines 

 running into Buffalo; the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier 

 Railway runs along the west side of the county between Youngs- 

 town and Niagara Falls. 



Waterways 

 The Barge Canal crosses the county, passing through Middle- 

 port, Lockport. and North Tonawanda. 



