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their summits. In the southwestern part is a considerable tract 

 that has been reclaimed by drainage. The principal streams are 

 the WaUkill, Quaker Creek, and the Otterkill. The soil is a 

 sandy loam underlaid by clay, slate, and limestone. 



Products: Milk, onions, hay and grain. 



Average values of farm land range from $100 to $000 an 

 acre. For residential purposes, values run much higher. 



Greenville : The surface is a hilly and broken upland. The 

 Shawangunk Mountains extending along the western border are 

 1,300 to 1,400 feet above tide. The eastern slopes of the moun- 

 tains are generally gradual and the hills are arable to their 

 summits. The principal stream is the Shawangunk Kill, which 

 takes its rise near the center and flows northeast. The soil is 

 sandy, gravelly, and silty loam. 



Products: Milk, hay, grain, onions and vegetables. 

 Average values of farm land range from $G0 to $300 an acre. 



Hamptonburgh : The surface is rolling and moderately hilly. 



The town is well watered, the greater part of it lying in the 



valleys of the streams, the principal of which are the Wallkill 



and Otterkill. The soil is gravelly and shaly loam or silty loam. 



Products: Milk, hay, and grain. 



Average values of farm land range from $75 to $200 an acre. 



Highland: The surface is broken by rocky peaks and ridges 

 of the highlands. The valleys among the mountains are deep, 

 narrow, and rocky, and the mountains themselves are too steep 

 and rocky for successful cultivation. The soil in the valley 

 is a sandy and gravelly loam with occasional patches of muck. 

 But little agriculture is carried on, and that mostly by residents 

 of the large estates. 



Average values of farm land range from $75 to $150 an acre. 



Minisixk : The surface is rolling and hilly. The slopes are 

 generally gradual, the hills being arable to their summits. The 

 principal streams are the Wallkill River and Rutgers Creek. 

 Muck lands occupy a portion of the eastern part. The soil is 

 principally a gravelly loam. 



Products: Milk, hay, corn, oats, potatoes, berries, apples 



peaches. 

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



