Steuben County 677 



miles wide. The soil is a clayey and gravelly loam on the high- 

 lands and a rich alluvium in the valleys. 



Products: Hay, oats, tobacco, market milk, cheese, wheat, 



rye, beans, barley and buckwheat. 

 The average value of farm land is $45 an acre. 



Canisteo : The surface is largely a hilly upland, broken by the 

 deep valleys of the streams. Canisteo River flows eastward through 

 the northern part of the town in a valley about one-half mile in 

 width, bordered by steep hillsides 400 feet high. The soil is 

 generally a clayey and gravelly loam. There are several herds of 

 pure-bred Holstein-Friesian cattle in the town. 



Products : Market milk, hay, oats, wheat, buckwheat, potatoes 



and sheep. 

 The average value of farm land is $30 an acre. 



Caton: The surface is a rolling upland, more nearly level 

 than most towns in the county. The streams are small brooks 

 flowing northward. The soil is a clayey and shaly loam. 



Products: Market milk, hay, oats, buckwheat, and potatoes. 

 The average value of farm land is $20 an acre. 



Cohocton : The surface is separated into ridges by deep, 

 narrow valleys. The principal streams are the Cohocton River 

 and its tributaries. The soil is generally a slaty and gravelly loam. 

 Peas are raised for canning factory purposes. 



Products: Potatoes, hay, oats, beans, buckwheat, wheat, 



muck crops and peas. 

 The average value of farm land is $50 an acre. 



Corning: The wide valley of Chemung River 1 and several 

 lateral valleys divide the upland into rounded hills and narrow 

 ridges. The soil on the hills is a heavy slaty loam, and in the 

 valleys a fine quality of sandy and gravelly loam occasionally inter- 

 mixed with clay. 



Products: Tobacco, market milk, hay, oats, buckwheat and 



corn. 

 The average value of farm land is $60 an acre. 



