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Stone Bridge Crock near the northern border of the town. The 

 soil is generally light and sandy. This is a portion of the sheep 

 and maple sirup sections of the county. 



Products: Dairy products, slice]) and maple sirup. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $15 an acre. 



Hague: The surface is very mountainous, only about one- 

 fourth being susceptible of cultivation. The mountains along the 

 hike generally descend abruptly to the edge of the water. The 

 narrow valleys of Trout and Northwest Bay brooks form the 

 line of separation between the two ranges. The highest peaks 

 rise from 2,000 to 2,500 feet above tide; on the shore of the lake 

 in the northeast corner is another peak of nearly the same eleva- 

 tion. The soil is a light, sandy loam. 



Products: Mackintosh. Red and similar apples. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $15 an acre. 



Horicon : The surface is largely occupied by two branches 

 of the Kayaderosseras Mountains, which are here divided by the 

 valley of Brant Lake. In the north and east these ranges rise 

 in sharp, rocky peaks 1,000 to 2,000 feet above tide, but in the 

 south and west they sink into a hilly plateau region. About 

 one-half the surface is arable. Among the hills are great numbers 

 of small lakes. The soil is a sandy loam. 



Products: Sheep, maple sirup, dairy products, oats, com 

 and potatoes. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $15 an acre. 



Johnsburg: The surface is very broken and mountainous. 

 The Schroon range occupies the northern and central parts ; a 

 spur of the Kayaderosseras range extends into the south. Crane 

 Mountain, the highest peak of the latter range, is 3,254 feet 

 above tide. The greater part of the town is too broken and 

 rough for cultivation. The arable land is confined to the narrow 

 valleys. The soil is a sandy and clayey loam. 



Products: Sheep, dairy products and maple sirup. 



Average values of farm land range from $1 to $20 an acre. 



Luzerne: The surface in the north and south is occupied by 

 two ranges of the Luzerne Mountains separated by the valley 



