Oneida County 475 



Bridoewater: The surface is uneven. The valley of the 

 west bank of the Unadilla and its tributary, locally known as 

 " Bridgewater Flats," in the north, is about a mile wide, decreas- 

 ing to about a half mile in width farther south. The hills on the 

 east and west borders rise from 300 to 600 feet above the valley, 

 the slopes often being quite steep. The soil in the east is a 

 gravelly Loam and in the west a silty loam. 



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



buckwheat, rye and wheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $65 to $100 an 

 acre. 



Camden : The surface is rolling, gradually rising toward the 

 north, where it is broken by hills rising several hundred feet 

 above Oneida Lake. The west branch of Fish Creek flows 

 diagonally through the town to the southeast. Mad River is a 

 tributary to this stream, and Little River, another tributary, flows 

 near the southern boundary. The soil is a sandy loam, in some 

 places gravelly and stony, but generally well adapted to grazing. 



Products: Dairy products, hay, potatoes, corn for silo, 

 buckwheat, rye, wheat and canning factory products. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $75 an acre. 



Deerfield : The surface is principally a high plateau 500 to 

 1,000 feet above the Mohawk. A broad intervale partly over- 

 flowed during high water extends along the Mohawk opposite 

 Urica. On the northeast the surface descends abruptly to West 

 Canada Creek. The soil on the flats is a deep, rich alluvial loam ; 

 on the hills it is a silty and gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy products, hay, potatoes, corn for silo, 



buckwheat, rye, wheat and garden* crops. 

 The average values of farm land range from $40 to $150 

 an acre. 



Florence: The surface is rolling, most of it rising 800 to 

 1,000 feet above sea level. Mad River flows southeast through 

 the town. The soil is stony and light, underlaid by the Hudson 

 River shales. 



Products: Dairy products, hay, potatoes, corn for silo, 



and buckwheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $10 to $40 an acre. 



