726 Agricultural Manual 



height of 1,200 to 1,500 feet. The principal streams are Owasco 

 Inlet and Fall Creek. The soil is a fine quality of gravelly loam, 

 underlaid by slate. 



Products: Daily products, grain and potatoes. 



Average values of farm land range from $60 to $100. 



Ithaca : A low and nearly level tract of land two miles long 

 and one and a half miles broad extends south from the lake shore. 

 From this the valley of Cayuga Inlet opens to the southwest and- 

 that of Sixmile Creek to the southeast. Ridges 1,000 to 1,200 

 feet high with steep slopes separate these valleys and surround 

 the low land at the head of the lake. From the summits of these 

 ridges the surface spreads out in a rolling upland. The principal 

 streams are Fall, Cascadilla, Sixmile, Buttermilk, and Tenmile 

 creeks, and Cayuga Inlet. The soil is a fertile gravelly loam 

 on the up'lands and a deep rich alluvium in the valleys. 



Products: Wheat and other grains, dairy products and 



vegetables. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $150' per 

 acre. 



Lansing : The surface is principally a rolling upland 800 to 

 1,000 feet above the lake, bordered by steep declivities. Salmon 

 Creek, the principal stream, flows through a narrow valley near 

 the center of the. town. The soil is generally a fertile gravelly 

 loam. 



Products: Hay, wheat and other grains, sheep and cattle. 

 Average values of farm land range from $70 to $110 per 

 acre. 



Xkwfield: The surface is high and hilly, the ridges being 

 1,700 to 1,900 feet above tide. The principal streams are Cayuga 

 Inlet and Pmtternut Creek, the valleys of which are usually 

 narrow and bordered by steep hillsides. The soil is a shaly and 

 clayey loam well adapted to grazing. 



Products: Dairy products and beans. 



Average values of farm land range from $40 to $80 per acre. 



Ft.ysses: A range nf bluffs 600 to 800 feet high with steep 

 slopes borders on Cayuga Lake; from their summits the surface 



