Schuyler County 655 



southwest from the head of the lake lies Watkins Glen, through 

 which runs a small stream forming a beautiful series of cascades. 

 The soil is principally a fine quality of gravelly loam. One of 

 the Wilde milk-receiving stations is located at Watkins and a 

 cooperative cheese factory is operated at Townsend. 



Products: Beans, hay, buckwheat, d'airy products and 

 potatoes. 



Average values of farm land range from $40 to $60 an acre. 



Hectok: The surface is a rolling upland, the highest summits 

 being 600 to 1,800 feet above sea level. The bluffs bordering the 

 lake are 100 to 300 feet high and nearly perpendicular. The town 

 is drained by a large number of small creeks flowing into Seneca 

 and Cayuga lakes. The soil is a clayey, sandy, and gravelly 

 loam, in some places underlaid by hardpan. 



Products : Hay, oats, peaches, grapes, dairy products, sheep, 



beans, apples and plums. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $60 an acre. 



Montour : The surface is broken by abrupt hills which, on its 

 western and eastern borders, rise to a height of several hundred 

 feet. Catherine Creek flows through the western part of the town. 

 The soil is a fertile gravelly loam mixed with clay. 



Products : Hay, beans, buckwheat, dairy products, corn and 



sheep. 

 Average values of farm land range from $45 to $55 an acre. 



Orange : The surface is a rolling and hilly upland, broken by 

 deep, irregular valleys of the streams. Meads Creek, flowing 

 southwest, forms the principal drainage. The soil is chiefly a 

 gravelly loam. 



Products: Hay, dairy products, oats, potatoes, and beans. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $30 an acre. 



Reading: The surface is a rolling upland 800 to 1,700 feet 

 above sea level. The bluffs on the shore are very steep, often 

 precipitous. Seneca Lake forms the eastern boundary. The 

 streams are small brooks and creeks. The soil is mostly a clayey 

 loam. 



Products: Hay, oats, corn, barley, buckwheat, beans and 



sheep. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $70 an acre. 



