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Creek from the west, and emptying into Chittenango Creek. In 

 this town, as well as in the town of DeWitt, there are small lakes 

 known as the Green Lakes, showing remarkable formation. The 

 banks are usually from 50 to 100 feet high, and the lakes from 

 100 to 200 feet deep. The waters at the bottom are heavily 

 charged with hydrogen sulphide and have a distinctive bright 

 green color in the sunshine. The soil is a deep fertile alluvium 

 in the north, and a sandy and clayey loam in the south. 



Products: Alfalfa, dairy products, fruit, corn and grain. 



Average values of farm land range from $75 to $300 an acre. 



Marcellus: The surface is a rolling upland broken by the 

 valley of Ninemile Creek, which extends through the center. The 

 soil is generally a clayey loam. 



Products: Alfalfa, dairy products, fruit, sheep and corn. 

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



Oxoxdaga: The surface is mostly a rolling and hilly upland 

 separated into two ridges by the valley of Onondaga Creek. The 

 east ridge is rocky and broken, while the west is generaUy smooth 

 and rolling. A wide intervale extends along the creeks, and is 

 bordered by steep hillsides 200 to 400 feet high. The soil in the 

 valleys is a sandy, gravelly loam, and on the uplands a gravelly 

 and clayey loam. 



The Onondaga Indian Reservation lies partly in the southern 

 part of this town. 



Products: Alfalfa, dairy products, sheep, fruit, corn and 



hay. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $125 an acre. 



Otisco: The surface is principally occupied by the high ridge 

 between the valley of Onondaga Creek and Otisco Lake. The 

 declivities of the hills are generally steep, the summits, which are 

 rolling and elevated, rising from 1,400 to 1,700 feet above tide. 

 Otisco lake, which is 784 feet above tide, lies on the west border 

 of the town in a valley 1,000 feet below the summits of the hills. 

 Bear Mountain in the northwestern part is one of the principal 

 elevations. The soil is generally a sandy or gravelly loam mixed 

 with clay and well adapted to grazing. 



Products: Dairy products, sheep, corn and grain. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $90 an acre. 



