548 Agricultural Manual 



Oswego: The surface is generally rolling, ending in a bluff 

 shore on the hike. The soil is a gravelly loam, stony in places. 



Products: Daily products, fruit and canning factory crops. 

 The average value of farm land is $75 an acre. 



Parish : The surface is undulating, but considerably broken 

 by ravines, and in some sections rough and stony. The streams 

 are Little Salmon River and its branches. The elevation varies 

 from 450 to 650 feet above tide. The soil consists of clay, sand, 

 and gravel. 



Products : Dairy products and hay. 



The average value of farm land is $05 an acre. 



Palermo: The surface is undulating and the streams are 

 small. The soil is generally a sandy loam. 



Products : Dairy products and hay. 



The average value of farm land is $65 an acre. 



Redfield : The surface is hilly in the south ; in the north it 

 spreads out into a high, rolling plateau 1,300 to 1,000 feet above 

 tide. A wide intervale extends along the course of Salmon 

 River, which stream drains nearly the whole town. The under- 

 lying rock is gray limestone. The soil is generally a thin and 

 moderately fertile gravelly loam; through the intervale it is a 

 deep sandy loam of good quality. 



Products: Dairy products, lumber and wood. 

 The average value of farm land is $35 an acre. 



Richland: The surface is generally level or gently undulat- 

 ing, broken by the ravines of the streams. The eastern part is 250 

 feet above Lake Ontario, which gives the town a westerly inclina- 

 tion. Salmon River and Deer and Grindstone creeks are the 

 principal streams. The mouth of the Salmon River furnishes a 

 good harbor. The soil is a sandy loam intermixed with clay in 

 the southwestern part, and generally fertile. 



Products : Dairy products. 



The average value of farm land is $80 an acre. 



