622 Agricultural Manual 



Clifton Park: The surface is level or undulating, except in 

 the northeast, where it is broken by sand hills and ravines. A 

 line of rugged bluffs borders upon the Mohawk valley. A belt of 

 silty and gravelly loam extends along the river above the bluffs. 



Products: Hay, fruit, potatoes and corn. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $G0 per acre. 



Cokinth : The Kayaderosseras Mountains occupy the central 

 and northern parts, and the Palmertown Mountains the south- 

 cast corner. These mountains are very steep and the summits 

 are rocky and mostly covered with forests. A valley four miles 

 wide separates the two ranges. The Great Falls in the Hudson 

 are on the border of this town. Among the mountains in the 

 northern part are several fine lakes. The soil is a sandy and 

 stony loam. 



Products: Corn, oats, potatoes, buckwheat, rye, vegetables, 

 lumber, sheep, maple sugar and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $40 per -acre. 



Day: The surface is generally mountainous, being highest 

 in the center and west, where some peaks rise from 2,500 to 

 2,700 feet. The Sacandaga River, which is navigable through 

 the town, flows in a narrow valley through the southern part. 

 Lumbering is the principal occupation and not much of the land 

 is suitable for farming. The soil is principally a stony and sandy 

 loam. 



Products: Potatoes, buckwheat, rye, corn, garden vegetables, 

 maple sugar, lumber and sheep. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $20 per acre. 



Edinburgh : The surface is largely covered by two high moun- 

 tain ridges separated by the valley of the Sacandaga River. 

 These ridges are rocky and broken, with a thin sandy or gravelly 

 soil, and are covered with forests. Lumbering is the chief occu- 

 pation of the people. 



Products: Potatoes, buckwheat, rye, corn, sheep, poultry, 



vegetables, maple sugar and lumber. 

 Average values of farm land range from $5 to $30 per acre. 



