550 Agrici i/n rax Mam \ i, 



1 1 is drained by Fish Creek flowing into Oneida Lake and by the 

 bead branches of Salmon River. The soil is a moderately fertile 

 sandy or gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy products and potatoes. 



The average value of farm land is $50 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



A line of the New York Central Railroad between Rome and 

 Watertown passes through the eastern part of the county, con- 

 necting at Richland with a line running west through Oswego to 

 Niagara Falls. This line also passes through Pulaski, where a 

 third line runs to Syracuse. 



Another line extends from Fulton to Syracuse. 



The New York, Ontario and Western, and the Delaware, 

 Lackawanna and Western run from Oswego through Fulton, the 

 former passing along the north side of Oneida Lake and to all 

 points south, and the latter extending to Syracuse and from there 

 to points south. 



Electric Roads and Waterways 

 An electric line extends from Oswego southeast through Ful- 

 ton to Syracuse. The Oswego Canal, which terminates at 

 Oswego, connects with the Barge Canal on the southern border 

 of the county. Lake Ontario affords valuable shipping facilities. 



I n> proved High "'ays 

 Improved highways extend from Oswego as follows: one west 

 into Wayne County; one south to Dexterville; two to Fulton, one 

 of which continues to Syracuse ; and one east through Mexico to 

 Union Square. Through the latter points extends another road 

 running between Syracuse and Watertown and passing through 

 Pulaski. From Pulaski two additional improved highways ex- 

 tend — one east to Stillwater and one southeast almost to Cam- 

 den. These roads, together with short sections which may be 

 seen on the accompanying map, make a total of approximately 

 167 miles, 6 miles additional being under construction. 



AVAILABLE MARKETS 

 The two eities of the county form the principal markets within 

 the county limits. Oswego is the scat of the manufacture of 



