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brooks, and Pcekskill Hollow Creek. Lake Oscawana lies near 

 the center of the town. The soil in the valleys is a moderately 

 fertile sandy and gravelly loam. 



Products: Corn, potatoes, rye, hay, buckwheat, oats, wheat 



and dairy products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $100 per 

 acre. 



Southeast : Tlie surface is rolling and hilly. The streams 

 are the east and middle branches of Croton River and their tribu- 

 taries. Several small lakes and ponds lie .among the hills. The 

 soil is a sandy and gravelly loam. The town is generally a resi- 

 dential section. Brewster is a.n important railroad center. 

 Products : Dairy products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $150 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



The Hudson River division of the New York Central Railroad 

 passing between New- York and Albany extends through the west- 

 ern part of Putnam County. The Harlem division, which con- 

 nects with the- Boston and Albany at Chatham, extends through 

 the eastern towns, two lines from New York making a junction at 

 Brewster. At this point it connects with the Xew York, New 

 Haven and Hartford, which extends north and west to Hopewell 

 Junction in Dutchess County and east to points in the New Eng- 

 land states. A branch runs to Mahopac Falls. The electric line 

 of the Putnam and Westchester Traction Company enters the town 

 of Putnam Valley. This county also shares in the shipping facili- 

 ties afforded by the Hudson River. 



Improved Highways 

 The improved highway known as the old " Post Road " from 

 Albany to Xew York passes through the west side of the county. 

 Another improved highway extends between Putnam Valley and 

 Tompkins Corners. A third system of improved highways in the 

 eastern part of the county passes through Patterson, Brewster, 

 Towners, Carmel, and Alahopac. There are in the county G2 

 miles of completed improved highways. 



