492 Agricultural Manual 



Cicero: The surface is level or slightly undulating. A fine 

 ridge lies just south of the lake shore. The soil is a clayey and 

 sandy loam. In the center and southeast there is an extensive 

 swamp, large areas of which have been reclaimed, and include 

 some of the most valuable land in the township. 



Products: Cabbage, hay, corn, vegetables, buckwheat, and 



dairy products. 

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

 acre. 



Clay : The surface is very flat, elevated but little above the 

 level of Oneida River. Oneida River forms the northern bound- 

 ary, and Seneca River the western. The soil is clayey or sandy 

 loam. Large areas of excellent reclaimed land occupy portions 

 of this town. 



Products: Potatoes, cabbage, hay, corn, vegetables, tobacco 



and dairy products. 

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

 acre. 



DeWitt : The northern part is level, and the southern is 

 broken and hilly. The hills are usually steep, their summits 

 rising from TOO to 800 feet above sea level. Butternut Creek, 

 which flows north, divides the highlands into two nearly equal 

 ridges. The soil is sandy and clayey loam in the north, and 

 gravelly loam in the south. 



Products: Alfalfa, corn and other grain, cattle and dairy 



products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $250 an 

 acre. 



Elbridge: The surface is level in the north and rolling in 

 the south. Seneca River and Cross Lake form a portion of the 

 northern boundary. Skaneateles Outlet flows through the western 

 part and empties into Seneca River near the boundary line 

 between Onondaga and Cayuga. The soil is a rich sandy and 

 gravelly loam. 



Products: Alfalfa, corn, potatoes, grain, beans and dairy 



products. 

 Av.ragc values of farm land range from $00 to $125 an 

 acre. 



