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is chiefly a clayey and sandy loam. Lake Mohonk nestles among 

 the mount;! ins on a line between this town and Rochester. Two 

 important public conferences are held at this place yearly — the 

 International Arbitration Conference and the Indian Conference. 

 A lime kiln is in operation in this town. 



Products: Dairy and poultry -products, com, oats, wheat, 

 rye, buckwheat ; also some fruit. 



Average values of farm land range from $5* to $250 an acre. 



Marlborough : The surface is broken and hilly. Marlborough 

 Mountain on the west border is about l;O00 feet above the river. 

 The streams are principally small brooks flowing directly into the 

 Hudson. The soil is a slaty loam. 



Products: Chiefly fruit, including apples, pears, plums, cher- 

 ries and small fruits; also poultry products and grain. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $350 an acre. 

 Orchards range from $300 to $800 an acre. 



!NTew Paltz: The surface is mostly a hilly upland, the Sha- 

 wangunk Mountains extending along the west border. The Wall- 

 kill River, which flows northeast through the center, is bordered by 

 wide fertile flats. The soil is generally a fine quality of sandy 

 loam. Dairying is the principal industry, although about one- 

 third of the county gives considerable attention to the production 

 of fruit. 



Products: Dairy and poultry products, live stock, potatoes, 



apples, pears and grain. 

 Average values of farm land range from $10 to $350 an acre. 

 Apple orchards range from $300 to $800 an acre. 



Olive : The surface is mountainous in the north and west and 

 hilly in the south and east. A considerable portion of the moun- 

 tainous region is too rough for profitable cultivation. Esopus 

 Creek is the principal stream. The soil is a sandy, gravelly and 

 clayey loam. 



Products: Butter, live stock and buckwheat. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $100 an acre. 



Plattekill : The surface is broken by a series of ridges whose 

 elevation on the average is 500 to 700 feet above tide. The streams 

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