Saratoga County 621 



northern border of the county in a deep r;ivinc three miles in 

 extent. A group of isolated hills extends through the western 

 portions of Stillwater and Saratoga. A broad intervale lies 

 along the Hudson, bordered by a range of clay bluffs 40 to 200 

 feet high. From the summits of these bluffs an extensive sand 

 plain extends westward to the foot of the mountains, covering the 

 greater part of Moreau, \Yilton, Northumberland, Saratoga 

 Springs, Malta, and Clifton Park. The southwestern portion of 

 the county is rolling or moderately hilly. 



The Hudson, which flows nearly seventy miles along the eastern 

 border, is interrupted by falls and crossed by several dams and 

 bridges. The extreme southeastern part is bordered by the 

 Mohawk. The Sacandaga is navigable for boats and steamboats of 

 light draft for about twenty miles above Conklingville Falls; 

 below the falls it flows to the Hudson in a series of rapids. 

 Kayaderosseras Creek drains the central part of the county and 

 flows into Saratoga Lake. There are numerous small lakes in the 

 county. 



The soil among the mountains is a light, sandy, or gravelly 

 loam, and best adapted to grazing, while along the rivers it is a 

 deep, fertile loam and alluvium. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 



Ballston: The surface is gently rolling. Ballston Lake, in 

 the southeastern part, is a long, narrow, deep body of water, the 

 outlet of which is the principal inlet of Kound Lake. The soil 

 is generally a fertile loam, a section east of the lake including the 

 Allis silt loam. 



Products: Corn, hay, potatoes, rye, oats, dairy products 



and fruit. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $80 per acre. 



Charlton: The surface is undulating, with a gentle inclina- 

 tion toward the south. The soil is an excellent quality of sandy, 

 gravelly, and silty loam. Ledges of limestone in the western part 

 afford an excellent quality of building stone and are extensively 

 quarried. 



Products: Dairy products and poultry. 



Average values of farm land range from $50 to $65 per acre. 



