Orange County 523 



Monroe: The surface is a hilly and mountainous upland. 

 The hills are rough and rocky the arable land lying mostly in 

 the valleys, where the soil is a gravelly loam. In the village of 

 Monroe is an electric plant producing light for the section within 

 a radius of ten miles. 



Products: Milk, cheese, vegetables, hay, corn, potatoes, oats, 



rye, wheat, apples and peaches. 

 Average values of farm land range from $G0 to $200 an acre. 



Montgomery : The surface is generally a hilly upland. Hills 

 400 to 500 feet above tide extend along the western border. The 

 Wallkill and its tributary Tin Brook are the principal streams. 

 In the northern part the Wallkill furnishes excellent water power. 

 In the southern part there is considerable alluvial land along its 

 course. The soil is a fine quality of silty and gravelly loam. 



In this township is the village of Walden, which, with its 

 knife and pump factories, is already an important industrial 

 center. 



Products : Milk, grain, fruit and hay. 



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



Mount Hope: The surface is generally a hilly and broken 

 upland. The Shawangunk Mountains extend through the western 

 part, the eastern slopes of which are susceptible of tillage almost 

 to the summit. The highest summits in this town are 1,200 

 to 1,300 feet above tide. The Shawangunk River flows along the 

 base of these mountains. The soil is generally a sandy and 

 gravelly loam, with occasional patches of muck. 



Products: Milk, hay, corn, oats, potatoes and apples. 



Average values of farm land range from $65 to $150 an acre. 



Xewburgii : The surface is a hilly and broken upland, the 

 highest summits being 600 to 700 feet above the river. A series 

 of bluffs 100 to 200 feet in height extend along the river. The 

 greater part of the hilly region is arable. The principal stream 

 is Quassaic Creek. Along the inlet of Orange Lake, in the 

 western part, is considerable marshy land. The soil is prin- 

 cipally silty or sandy loam. 



Products : Fruit and vegetables. 



Average values of farm land range from $75 to $400 an acre. 



