59-4 Agricultural Manual 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Clarkstown: The surface is rolling or moderately hilly 

 < | >t along the northern Line and in the southeast corner, where 

 the hills rise to a considerable height. Haokeneack River flows 

 south through the center and a narrow swamp extends along the 

 greater part of its course. Rockland Lake, which lies about one 

 mile hack from the Hudson, is a sheet of water three miles in 

 circumference and 160 Peel above the river. The soil is a reddish 

 sandy loam underlaid hy clay. 



Products: Milk, poultry products and vegetables. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $300 an 

 acre. 



1 1 averstraw : The surface is generally hilly and mountain- 

 ous. The valleys separating the mountains are mostly narrow, 

 rocky ravines. The principal streams are creeks flowing into 

 the Hudson and Stony Brook, a tributary of Ramapo River. The 

 soil is a sandy loam underlaid by clay. There is but little agri- 

 cultural activity in this town. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $150 an acre. 



Oraxgetowx : The surface is broken by abrupt and rocky 

 hills in the east, but in the center and west it spreads out into 

 a rolling or moderately hilly region. The Nyack Hills extending 

 along the river are 500 to 680 feet high, with steep, rocky declivi- 

 ties on the east and more gradual slopes on the west. Snake Hill, 

 in the northeast corner on the line of Clarkstown, is one of the 

 principal peaks. The principal stream is Hackensack River, 

 which flows south through the western part. Near the northern 

 line are several bog or peat meadows which are generally well 

 drained and under cultivation. The red sandstone, which crops 

 out on the east slopes within a few rods of the river between 

 Piermont and Nyack, is quarried for building stone. The soil 

 is a reddish sandy loam intermixed with clay. 



Products: Milk and vegetables. 



Average values of farm land range from $100 to $300 an 

 acre. 



