714 Agricultural Manual 



western ridge into two parts. The soil is a gravelly loam, fertile 

 in the valleys, but only moderately productive on the hills. 



Products: Milk, hay, buckwheat, potatoes and eggs. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $50 per acre. 



Newark Valley : The surface is mostly a hilly upland region 

 with an average elevation of 1,200 to 1,500 feet above tide. The 

 east branch of Owego Creek flows through near the center of the 

 town. The soil in the valleys is a fine gravelly loam. On the 

 hills it is moderately fertile. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, live stock and eggs. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $05 per acre. 



Nichols : The surface, with the exception of the broad Sus : 

 quehanna valley on the north, is mostly an upland broken by the 

 narrow valleys of small streams. The summits of the hills are 

 broad, and rise 1,200 to 1,600 feet above sea level. In the 

 valleys the soil is a gravelly loam, and very, productive. On the 

 hills it is a moderately fertile, gravelly, clayey loam underlaid by 

 red sandstone. 



Products: Milk, hay, potatoes and* oats; wheat is also 

 important. 



Average values of farm land range from $25. to $70 per acre. 



Owego: The surface is mostly upland, separated into two 

 distinct parts by the Susquehanna River, and broken by the nar- 

 row valleys of small creeks. The summits of the ridges are broad 

 and rolling, and rise 1,200 to 1,600 feet above the river. The 

 intervale along the river in some places is an un-broken flat more 

 than a mile in width. The soil is principally -a gravelly loam. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, bay, eggs and tobacco. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $70 per acre. 



Rich ford: The surface is mostly upland broken by a few 

 narrow valleys. In the northwestern part is the highest land in 

 the county, the greatest elevations being 2,000 feet above tide. 

 The streams are the head branches of Owego Creek. The soil is 

 a moderately fertile gravelly loam. 



Products: Milk, potatoes, hay, and poultry products. 

 Average values of farm land range from $15 to $40 per acre. 



