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siderable part of the town is covered with forests. The soil is hard 

 and sterile among the mountains and a gravelly loam in the valleys. 



Products: Potatoes and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $75 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



The Hudson River Railroad extends along the western border as 

 far as Troy. Several branches of the Boston and Maine extend 

 through the northern section of the county, one running from 

 Troy to Eagle Bridge in Washington County, where it connects 

 with the Delaware and Hudson. From this point two lines extend 

 to Hoosick Falls, where it sends another branch to Bennington, 

 Vermont, the two lines mentioned continuing to Petersburg Junc- 

 tion. Here it connects with the Rutland, turning from this point 

 easterly to Boston. Another branch extends from Eagle Bridge to 

 Mechanicville in Saratoga County, connecting at Johnsonvillewith 

 the Greenwich and Jolmsonville Railroad. 



The Boston and Albany extends from Rensselaer to Albany and 

 south into Columbia County, where it connects with the Rutland 

 and New York Central. 



The Rutland Railroad extends through the eastern part of the 

 county, touching at Brainard on the southern border. 



Electric Roads 



The Albany Southern Electric Road between Albany and Hud- 

 son extends through the southwestern part of the county, affording 

 not only passenger service, but service for freight and milk. 



An electric road extends from Troy to Averill Park. Another 

 in the northeast corner, the Berkshire Street. Railway, extends 

 from Hoosick Falls into Vermont. 



Waterways 

 Rensselaer County lies at the head of navigation and tidewater 

 of the Hudson. This, with the facilities furnished by the Erie and 

 Champlain canals, affords excellent advantages in transportation. 



