510 Agricultural Manual 



The Northern Central, which is operated by the Pennsylvania 

 Railroad, extends north and south through Phelps and Seneca, 

 running to Sodus Point on Lake Ontario and south through Penn 

 Yan into Pennsylvania. At Stanley, where it connects with the 

 Lehigh Valley, a branch extends northwest to Canandaigua. 



Electric Roads 

 An electric line crosses the county from Geneva west through 

 Canandaigua and northwest to Rochester. Another electric line 

 extends from Geneva east through Seneca County. 



Improved Highways 



Being on the main road from Albany to Buffalo, Geneva and 

 Canandaigua have connections with all the large cities east and 

 west. Two improved highways lead direct from Canandaigua to 

 Rochester, one of which runs to Batavia and Buffalo, branching at 

 East Bloomfield to the north ; the second, which starts northwest 

 from Canandaigua, forms a junction with a road passing through 

 all the northern towns. This latter road meets, near the east 

 side of the county, an improved highway running between Lyons 

 and Geneva. 



From Geneva improved highways lead direct to Canandaigua 

 and Penn Yan, the latter road passing through the village of 

 Seneca. At this point a road extends southwest through Gorham 

 to Rushville. Three short sections of improved highways extend 

 south from the main road — the first through the town of Bloom- 

 field, the second through Canandaigua, and the third through 

 Hopewell and Gorham. 



There are in the county a total of 134 miles of completed 

 improved highways with 13 miles additional under construction. 



available markets 

 Ontario County generally has easy access to markets. The 

 two centers of population, Geneva and Canandaigua, are excellent 

 local markets. Geneva is in the center of a fruit-growing district, 

 and several large nurseries are located at this place. It is also 

 the seat of Hobart College and the New York State Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. 



