474 Agricultural Manual 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Annsville: The surface is broken with ridges running east 

 and west, gradually increasing in height toward the north. The 

 east branch of Fish Creek forms a part of the cast boundary 

 and flows through the southeastern part, also forming a part of 

 the southern boundary. Florence and Fall creeks arc tribu- 

 taries of the same stream. The soil is clayey in the south, and 

 sandy, gravelly, and stony in other parts. 



Products: Potatoes, grain, hay, sweet corn for canning 

 establishments, dairy products, silo corn, buckwheat, 

 rye and wheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $20 to $50 an 

 acre. 



Augusta : The surface is a rolling upland, two ranges of hills 

 extending north and south through the town being separated by 

 Skanandoa Creek. Oriskany Creek flows through the extreme 

 southeast corner. The town has a fertile limestone soil, also clay 

 and sandy loam. 



Products : Alfalfa, potatoes, corn for silo, buckwheat, 

 rye, wheat, canning factory crops, and dairy products. 

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

 acre. 



Ava: The surface is a moderately uneven upland 1,100 to 

 1,500 feet above sea level. It is drained by Fish Creek and the 

 east and west branches of the Mohawk. The soil is a silty and 

 gravelly loam. 



Products: Corn, potatoes, buckwheat, hay, pork and dairy 



products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $50 an acre. 



Boonville: The surface is a hilly, broken upland 1,100 to 

 1,500 feet above sea level. Black River flows through the north- 

 eastern part. Lansing Kill rises near the center and flows south 

 to lh<' Mohawk. The soil is a silty loam, some places being stony 

 and Bandy. 



Products: Potatoes, hay, dairy products, corn for silo and 



buckwheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $75 an acre. 



