524 Agricultural -Manual 



New Windsor: The surface is a rolling and hilly upland. 

 The slopes and summits of the hills are usually arable. Snake 

 Hill is a rough, rocky elevation in the northeastern part, 500 

 to 600 feet above tide. The principal stream is Moodna Creek. 

 The soil is generally silty loam. 



Products: Milk, hay, fruit and grain. 



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



Tuxedo : The surface is hilly and mountainous. Among the 

 hills are several small lakes and ponds, Tuxedo Lake being the 

 largest. Tuxedo Park, a beautiful residential section, occupies 

 a portion of the town. There is practically no agriculture except 

 on the large estates. 



Average values of farm land range from $60 to $200 an acre. 



Wallkill: The surface is undulating, at some points rising 

 into hills of moderate elevation, and at others including valuable 

 alluvial lands along the water courses. The principal streams are 

 the Shawangunk Kill and the Wallkill with their numerous 

 tributaries. The soil is silty or gravelly loam. 



Products: Milk, hay, rye, corn, oats, potatoes, fruit and 



vegetables. 

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



Warwick: The surface is mountainous in the south and east 

 and broken and hilly in the north and west. The Bellvale Moun- 

 tains and others in the east and southeast are all high, steep and 

 rocky. In the extreme western part is a nearly level region of 

 valuable land once known as the " drowned lands." The principal 

 streams are the Wallkill on the western boundary, Quaker Creek 

 on the northwest and the Wawayanda, or Warwick, and Pochuck 

 creeks. Greenwood Lake extends about four miles into this town. 

 Sterling and Wickham lakes lie near the eastern border. The 

 soil is light and unproductive on the hills and a gravelly and 

 sandy loam in the valleys. In the western part is a considerable 

 area of muck, largely devoted to the production of onions. 

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

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $600 an 

 acre. For residential purposes values run much higher. 



