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Improved Highways 



An improved highway extends across the county from Quaker 

 Street through Central Bridge, Cobleskill, and Richrnondville to 

 Oneonta. A. road from Albany which passes through Gallupville 

 unites at Vromans, with a road extending north from Middle- 

 burgh which connects near Central Bridge with the highway first 

 mentioned. From Central Bridge a road runs north to Sloansville 

 and another from Richrnondville southwest to Summit. 



There is also an improved highway between Sharon and Sharon 

 Springs. 



Along the line of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad a road lead- 

 ing to Binghamton passes through the southwestern part of the 

 county. 



There are in the county 57 miles of completed improved high- 

 ways, with 8 miles additional under construction. 



AVAILABLE MARKETS 



While Cobleskill is an important market, the principal markets 

 for the products of the county are Schenectady, Albany, and 

 Xew York. 



Cobleskill is fortunate in having the advantages of a plant for 

 grinding agricultural limestone. The Sheffield Farms Company 

 maintains two milk stations in the town, one receiving only grade 

 B milk, while the other receives only grade A. It is said that 

 more certified milk is made within a radius of a mile of the village 

 than in any other portion of the state, there being four large estab- 

 lishments engaged in this highly specialized dairy industry. 



Although the greater part of the milk produced is sold as 

 market milk, over a half million pounds of butter is manufac- 

 tured, besides some American and some foreign types of cheese. 



The agricultural organizations are as follows: 

 Broome Center Cooperative Creamery Co. 

 Capitol District National Farm Loan Association. 

 Cobleskill Agricultural Society. 

 Ghranges: Pomona and 9 subordinate granges. 

 Huntersland Cooperative Creamery. 

 Mohawk Valley National Farm Loan Association. 

 Schoharie County Breeders' Association. 

 Schoharie County Dairymen's League. 



