Ontaeio County 509 



South Beistol: The surface is an elevated upland divided 

 into four sections by the valleys of small streams. The highest 

 summits are about 2,000 feet above sea level, and the slopes 

 are quite steep. Canandaigua Lake forms the eastern boundary. 

 The soil is largely silty or shaly loams. 



Products: General farm crops. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $75 an acre. 



Victor : The northern part of this town is occupied by drift 

 ridges rising about 800 feet above sea level. A ridge 100 to 280 

 feet in height extends across the southern part. Fish and 

 Ganargua creeks flow through the eastern part. The soil in the 

 center and north is a light sandy and gravelly loam, but in the 

 southeast it is principally silty clay loam. 



Products: Potatoes, grain, fruit and general farm crops. 



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



West Bloomfield: The surface is gently undulating, with 

 a ridge 200 to 300 feet high extending across the northern part. 

 The soil is a deep, rich, gravelly loam mixed with clay. 



Products : General farm crops. 



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



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOE TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



The first railroad in the county, namely, the Auburn branch 

 of the New York Central, was opened -between Geneva and 

 Rochester. This line passes through Canandaigua, from which 

 place another New York Central line extends west to Batavia and 

 Buffalo. A New York Central line also extends from the main 

 line at Lyons south along the east border of Ontario County 

 through to Pennsylvania. 



The Lehigh Valley from the east and south passes from 

 Geneva through the northern *ier of towns west to Buffalo, a 

 branch running to Rochester. The towns of Geneva, Seneca, and 

 Gorham are served by a Lehigh Valley line running from 

 Geneva to Naples in Ontario County. 



