Saratoga County 02:; 



Gal, way : The surface is hilly in the north, and gently undu- 

 lating in the south. The soil is generally a sandy, gravelly loam. 

 Products: Potatoes, corn, oats, hay, berries and buckwheat. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $60 per acre. 



Greenfield: The Palmertown Mountains lie on the eastern 

 border and the Kayaderosseras range in the western part. A val- 

 ley six miles wide separates these ranges. The principal streams 

 are the Kayaderosseras and its branches. The soil is generally a 

 gravelly or sandy loam. Some sections are very stony. A 

 graphite mine is operated within the town. 



Products: Oats, corn, potatoes, buckwheat and poultry. 



Average values of farm land range from $15 to $05 per acre. 



Hadley : The surface is largely mountainous, West Mountain 

 reaching a height of 2,065 feet. The Sacandaga River flows 

 through a narrow valley in the southern part; below Conklings- 

 ville its current is rapid and frequently interrupted by falls. 

 Lumbering and tanning are carried on. A large quantity of 

 gneiss from this town was used in building the Capitol at Albany. 

 The soil is generally a coarse, yellowish, and often unproductive 

 sand and gravel. 



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

 sugar, lumber, sheep and dairy products. 



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



Halfmoon: The surface is undulating and broken by the 

 narrow ravines of small streams. The river intervales on the 

 east and south are about one-half mile wide and are bordered by 

 a line of steep clay bluffs 00 to 100 feet high. Moulding sand of 

 an excellent quality is found in this town. The soil is silt and 

 gravelly loam in the uplands, and a fine quality of alluvium in the 

 intervales. 



Products: Hay, fruit, potatoes and corn. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $70 an acre. 



Malta: The surface is chiefly an undulating upland sixty to 

 eighty feet above Saratoga Lake and broken by the deep gullies 

 of small streams. Round Lake, in the southern part, is nearly 



