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southern part the highest elevations rise 1,100 feet. The streams 

 are mostly small brooks. The soil is principally a gravelly and 

 clayey loam. 



Products: Dairy products, grain, hay, corn for silo, wheat 



and buckwheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $100 an acre. 



Whitestown: A broad, flat intervale extends along the Mo- 

 hawk. From this intervale the surface rises in gentle slopes 

 about 100 feet and then spreads out into a rolling upland. Oris- 

 kany Creek flows northeast through the center and Sauquoit 

 through the eastern part. The soil is generally a fine quality of 

 gravelly loam and alluvium. 



Products : Grain, hay, dairy products, potatoes, corn for silo, 



wheat, buckwheat and rye. 

 Average values of farm land range from $65 to $150 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



Two trunk lines, the New York Central and the West Shore, 

 cross the county, both passing through Utica. The Black River 

 division extends north from Utica to YVatcrtown, connecting at 

 Remsen with the Adirondack division running to Montreal. 



The New York Central trunk line extends through Rome and 

 connects at that place with the Rome, Watertown and Ogdens- 

 burg main line, over which trains are run through to Utica. 



The Utica division of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 

 runs south from Utica to New York by way of Binghamton. 



The New York, Ontario and Western has terminal stations at 

 both Rome and Utica, and a line of this road runs along Oneida 

 Lake in the western part of the county, extending to Oswego on 

 the west and connecting with the Rome and Utica line in Madison 

 County. From Richfield Junction a branch of this road extends 

 south and connects with the Unadilla Valley Railroad at Bridge- 

 water, then turning east to Richfield Springs. 



From Camden the Lehigh Valley Railroad extends down the east 

 end of Oneida Lake to Ithaca, crossing the New York, Ontario 

 anrl Western at Sylvan Junction. 



