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extending to the Cortland County line, there is considerable 

 swamp land. The soil on this flat is sandy and clayey loam; on 

 the hills it is clay. 



Products: Corn, potatoes, dairy products and grain. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $10'0 an acre. 



Van Buren: The surface is level or gently undulating. 

 Seneca River forms its northern boundary, along which is con- 

 siderable low land. The ridges are gravelly, while the lower hills 

 and valleys are either clay, sand or gravelly loam. 



Products: Alfalfa, hay, dairy products, corn, grain and 



tobacco. 

 Average values of farm land range from $G0 to $100 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Bailroads 

 Three lines of the New York Central pass east and west 

 through Onondaga County, centering at Syracuse, the Watertown 

 branch entering the city from the north. The Delaware, Lacka- 

 wanna and Western passes from Oswego through Syracuse south 

 through the county, connecting with the Lehigh Valley at Cort- 

 land. The Marcellus and Otisco Lake Railway extends from 

 Otisco Lake north to Martisco, where it connects with the New 

 York Central. Skaneateles is also connected with the New York 

 Central by means of the Skaneateles Railroad. 



Electric Roads 

 Syracuse is entered by electric lines as follows: The West 

 Shore from Utica on the east, and the Empire United Railways 

 from South Bay or Oneida Lake on the northeast ; from Oswego 

 on the northwest, and from Rochester on the west. Additional 

 lines extend from Auburn on the southwest and from Edwards 

 Falls and Jamesville on the southeast. 



Waterways 

 The Barke Canal passes east and west through the county, con- 

 necting at Liverpool with the Oswego Canal, which has also been 

 deepened to accommodate large barges. The old Erie Canal 

 the center of the county, but is not navigable except for a 

 short distance in the eastern part. 



