Suffolk County 693 



At Patchogue are located large lace and hat factories. Ship- 

 building is carried on at Port Jefferson. 



Products : Hay, corn, oats, rye, wheat and ducks. 

 Average values of farm land range from $150 to $250 an 

 acre. 



East Hampton : In the central and western parts the surface 

 is mostly level or gently undulating ; along the coast on the south 

 is a belt of shifting sand ridges. The eastern part is broken by 

 low, irregular hills, some of which attain an elevation of 100 feet 

 above the sea. Xear the coast in the southern part of the town 

 and on the peninsula are several fresh-water ponds. The outlets 

 of many of them have been closed by sandbars or beaches. On the 

 main portion of the peninsula of Mont auk the soil is fertile, 

 while its neck is a barren, sandy waste. In the western part the 

 soil is a light, sandy loam, kept highly fertile by the use of 

 manures. 



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



Average values of farm land range from $200 to $300 an 

 acre. 



Huntington : Groups of low hills extend through the center, 

 and the surface two to three miles from the sound is broken ; else- 

 where it is comparatively level. The soil in the northern and 

 southern sections is fertile. Some portions of the interior are 

 unproductive. 



Products: Pickles, cabbage, corn, hay, oats, wheat, rye and 



tomatoes. 

 Average values of farm land range from $150 to $500 an 

 acre. 



Islip: The central range of hills, known as the "backbone" 

 of the island, faces the northern boundary of this town. 

 The surface is level or generally sloping toward the south from 

 the base of this range. The northern part of the town is included 

 in the region long known as the plains, or " barrens," of the island. 

 Brush plains occupy all the central portion, and near the coast 

 are extensive salt meadows. The principal streams are the Con- 

 netquot River and Sampawams or Thompson's Creek. Great 



