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Romulus: The surface is rolling or moderately hilly, and has 

 a general northerly inclination. The high bluff from Ovid extends 

 into the southern border of the town where it drops down abruptly 

 about 200 feet. The land slopes from the center downward to the 

 east and west, and is nearly all arable. The streams are small and 

 flow generally in deep channels. The soil is a fertile gravelly and 

 clayey loam. 



The McGrane Thresher Works at Romulus are of considerable 

 local importance. 



Products: Hay, oats, wheat, barley, buckwheat, and corn. 

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

 acre. 



Seneca Falls: The surface is nearly flat, elevated about 75 

 feet above Cayuga Lake. The shores of the lake are low and 

 shelving, and the northern portion is swampy. Seneca River 

 flows east and north through the center of the town over a series 

 of ledges. 



The soil is a stiff hard clay in the south and east; a sandy 

 loam in the northwest, and a heavy vegetable muck in the north- 

 east. 



Products : Wheat, hay, oats, apples, buckwheat and barley. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $200 per 

 acre. 



Tyre : The east half is a -swamp, while the west half is occu- 

 pied by peculiar drift ridges similar to those in Junius. 



The soil is clay and muck in the east and a gravelly loam in 

 the west. 



Products: Wheat, hay, oats, apples, buckwheat and barley. 

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

 acre. 



Varick : The surface is slightly inclined toward the north. 

 The slopes of the ridges are so gradual that nearly every part is 



