606 Agrici:lti ual .Mam ai. 



Edwards: The surface is principally ridges of a primitive 

 formation, and the narrow valleys between them. It is quite 

 broken in the northeastern part. The Oswegatchie River is the 

 principal stream. The soil is generally light and sandy loam, very 

 productive in the valleys. Zinc mining is of considerable impor- 

 tance. The town is best adapted to grazing. 



Products: Milk, lumber ami maple products. 



The average value of farm land is $12 an acre. 



Fine: The surface is elevated and broken with a soil of 

 moderately fertile loam. It is drained by the Oswegatchie and 

 its branches. Although much of the timber has been cut, it is 

 largely covered with forests, the settlements being confined to 

 the northern part. Within this town, near Star Lake, some of 

 the work connected with the State School of Forestry at Syracuse 

 is being conducted. 



Products: Cheese, butter, maple products and lumber. 



The average value of farm land is $18 an acre. 



Fowler: The surface is much broken by ridges of gneiss, 

 with fertile loam along 1 the streams. It is drained by the 

 Oswegatchie River and its branches. Sylvia Lake lies south of 

 the center of the town. In the northwest the soil is a clayey 

 loam and in the east a light sand. This town is the center of the 

 talc industry. 



Products: Milk, cheese and hay. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $50 an acre. 



Gouverneur: The surface is generally level, but somewhat 

 broken in the north by low ridges of white limestone. These ridges 

 furnish valuable building material. Talc of an excellent quality 

 is mined in this town. Marble is extensively quarried for monu- 

 mental purposes. The town is well watered with numerous springs 

 and brooks and the Oswegatchie passes nearly twice across tbe 

 southern part of the town. The soil is sandy in a few places, but 

 is generally clay and loam and highly productive. 



Products: Milk, cheese, butter, condensed milk and ensilage 

 corn. 



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



