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in height to an elevation of 150 to 200 feet in the south. The 

 land generally rises from the bluffs in smooth, gradual slopes 

 toward the central summit of the ridge, although in a few places 

 it is broken by a terrace-like formation. 



The principal stream is Seneca River, forming the outlet of 

 Seneca Lake. In its course of about fourteen miles between 

 Seneca and Cayuga lakes it falls sixty feet. The falls are prin- 

 cipally at Waterloo and Seneca Falls. Clyde River, a tributary 

 of Seneca, flows through a portion of the marshy region in the 

 northeast. 



The soil is generally of excellent quality. In the northwest 

 corner of the county are several alluvial ridges covered with 

 sandy and gravelly loam, well adapted either to grazing or to the 

 production of grain. The marshy region that lies in the north- 

 east corner is covered with thick deposits of marl and muck. The 

 lowlands' bordering the Seneca River are largely clayey, in many 

 places mixed with disintegrated gypsum and limestone. Gypsum 

 is quarried in this locality. South of the river in a belt of country 

 two or three miles wide are masses of the corniferous limestone, 

 which furnishes an excellent building material. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 



Covert: The surface is an upland descending from the west- 

 ern border and terminating in a steep bluff on the shore of the 

 lake. On the shore this bluff rises 100 to 200 feet above the water, 

 and the summit of the slope is about 600 feet higher. 



The town is watered by Boardman Creek and many smaller 

 streams flowing into Cayuga Lake. These streams have worn 

 ravines in the slate and shales to the depth of 20 to 40 feet. 



The soil is a gravelly and clayey loam. With the exception of 

 the steep sides of the lake bluffs the entire surface is arable. 



Products: Hay, oats, wheat, corn, apples, buckwheat and 



barley. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $100 per 

 acre. 



Fayette: The surface is rolling and inclined toward the 

 north. On Cayuga Lake the shores are lower than those on 

 Seneca Lake, being somewhat marshy in places. 



