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toward the center. Chippewa Creek is the principal stream. The 

 soil is a gravelly loam, generally fertile. It overlies the Potsdam 

 sandstone, which crops out in many places. 



Products: Dairy products, including condensed milk. 



The average value of farm land is $40 an acre. 



Norfolk: The surface is moderately uneven, the Raquette 



River furnishing drainage and waterpower. The soil is generally 



fertile, resting on drift deposits of gravel and marine clay and 



underlaid by calciferous sandstone. The eastern part is sandy. 



Products: Dairy products, mostly fluid milk, oats and 



potatoes. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $75 an acre. 



Os.wegatchie : The surface is low and level. The Oswegatchie 

 River is the principal stream. The soil is a fertile loam with clay 

 subsoil. 



Products: Butter, cheese, fluid milk, hay, barley and oats. 



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



Parishville : The surface is level in the north and considerably 

 broken in the south. It is watered by both the Raquette and St. 

 Regis rivers and contains several small lakes. The soil is a deep 

 loam in the north ; light and sandy in the south. 



Products : Milk, potatoes, hay and maple products. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $35 an acre. 



Piercefield : The surface is generally low and a large part is 

 quite swampy. As a considerable portion is still covered with 

 forest, this is not classed as an agricultural town. 



Products: Lumber, dairy products, potatoes and maple sugar. 



The average value of farm land is $25 an acre. 



Pierrepont : The surface is diversified with hills and valleys. 

 The Raquette River and branches of the Oswegatchie are the prin- 

 cipal streams. The soil in the north is well adapted to grazing, 

 while that in the south is light and sandy. The manufacture of 

 cheese and butter are important occupations. 



Products: Milk, cheese, hay, potatoes and maple products. 



Average values of farm land range from $8 to $30 an acre. 



Pitcairn : The surface is much broken by ridges, separated by 

 swamps, lakes and fertile intervales. It is well watered by the 

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