Washington County 765 



Hebron: The surface is generally hilly, the summits rising 

 from 1,000 to 1,400 feet above tide and being mostly crowned with 

 forests. The ranges of hills are separated by valleys and Black 

 Creek is its principal western branch. The soil is a sandy and 

 slaty loam of a light, porous nature, easy of cultivation and well 

 adapted to resisting the extremes of wet and drouth. In the hilly 

 region is considerable rocky waste land. Slate is quarried in the 

 north and east. Dairying is highly specialized ; milk, butter and 

 cheese are cash crops. The type of farming has changed but little 

 in this town. 



Products: Dairy products, potatoes and poultry. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $60 an acre. 



Jackson: The surface is hilly, the highest summits rising 

 from 1,000 to 1,300 feet above the valleys, and generally crowned 

 with forests. In the valley between the hills that border immedi- 

 ately on Batten Kill and those farther west are several small 

 lakes, surrounded by hills, forests and fine cultivated farms. The 

 soil is a sl-aty loam, very productive. 



Products: Corn, sheep and dairy products. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $60 an acre. 



Kingsbury: The surface is level or gently undulating. A 

 range of hills about 150 feet high occupies the extreme eastern 

 edge. At Baker's Falls on the Hudson, the river flows over "a 

 steep descent of ledges, affording excellent waterpower. 



In the valley near the headwaters of Wood Creek there is an 

 extensive muck area known as the " swamp." Here some farm- 

 ers grow from 2,000 to 8,000 bushels of potatoes annually, and 

 crop their land continuously without rotation. In some other 

 portions of the valley of Wood Creek the soil is a hard stiff clay. 

 A sandy or gravelly loam prevails throughout many sections of 

 the town. Limestone is quarried extensively. This town leads 

 in total acreage of crops. It has the largest acreage of silage 

 corn, buckwheat, and beans, excelling also both in acreage and 

 yield of spring wheat and in number of young stock kept. 

 Products: Potatoes, hay and milk. 



Average value of farm land in the muck area range from 

 $300 to $500 an acre; in other sections the range 

 is from $40 to $75 an acre. 



