Schenectady County 635 



a high plain in the east While the hills are Bandy and not very 



productive, the alluvial flats are very fertile. Near Schenectady 

 this town is more of a residential than an -agricultural section. 



Products: Dairy products, garden crops, fruit, hay, oats and 



corn. 

 Average values of farm land range from $10 to $60 an acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Bailr&ads 



Lines of the Xew York Central Railroad enter Schenectady 

 County from Watervliet, Albany, and Ravena, all centering at 

 Schenectady. From this point two lines extend west across the 

 state. 



The Delaware -and Hudson crosses the county south of the center, 

 a branch in the town of Duanesburgh running southeast to Albany. 



The Boston and Maine connects with the ]STew York Central at 

 Rotterdam Junction and extends easterly to Mechanicville. 



Electric Roads 



The electric lines of the Schenectady Railway extend northeast 

 to Saratoga ; southeast to Troy, and southeast to Albany. 



Another electric road runs from Schenectady northwest through 

 Am sterdam and Johnstown to Gloversville. 



Waterways 



The Barge Canal and the Mohawk River extend east and west 

 through the county. 



Improved Highways 



Two improved highways lead from Schenectady southeast to 

 Watervliet and to Albany, and northwest to Amsterdam. 



A third highway takes a circuitous course west and north to 

 Amsterdam. Another leads north to Ballston Spa and Saratoga. 



There are in the county 77 miles of completed improved high- 

 ways with 12 miles additional under construction. 



