Steuben County 681 



Tuscarora: The surface is largely a hilly upland. The princi- 

 pal streams are branches of the Tioga and Canisteo rivers. The 

 soil is largely a clayey loam, with alluvium along the streams. 



Products: Market milk, cheese, hay, oats and sheep. 



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



Urban a : The surface is divided by Pleasant valley, a continua- 

 tion of Keuka Creek valley, into two series of highlands rising 

 1,500 to 1,900 feet above tide. The soil in the valleys is alluvial, 

 and on the hilltops a heavy gravelly loam. From their sheltered 

 situation, the slopes of the hills descending to the south and east 

 are well adapted to grape culture. 



Products: Grapes, orchard fruits, hay, wheat, and oats. 



The average value of farm land is $40 an acre. 



Waylands : The surface is an upland, rolling in the north and 

 moderately hilly in the south, forming a portion of the watershed 

 between the Susquehanna River and Lake Ontario. The highest 

 summits are 1,600 to 1,800 feet above tide. Loon and Mud creeks 

 lie in a valley in the southern part of the town, and their waters 

 flow in opposite directions. The soil in the north is gravel and 

 muck ; in the south it is a shaly loam. 



Products: Potatoes, muck crops, hay, oats, wheat and fruit. 



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



Wayne : The surface is a rolling upland 400 to 600 feet high, 

 descending abruptly to the lake. Little Lake lies along the east 

 border. The soil is a gravelly, slaty loam underlaid by hardpan. 

 Products: Grapes, fruits, hay, oats and buckwheat. 

 The average value of farm land is $40 an acre. 



West Union : The surface is a broken, hilly upland, the highest 

 summits being 2,000 to 2,400 feet high. Bennetts Creek is the 

 principal stream. The soil is a heavy slaty loam. 



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

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



Wheeler: The surface is a high, rolling upland broken by the 

 valleys of Five-mile and Ten-mile creeks and their tributaries. 

 The soil is a shaly, clayey loam, well adapted to both grazing and 

 tillage. 



Products: Potatoes, hay, oats, wheat and corn. 



The average value of farm land is $40 an acre. 



