Wayne County 777 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Arcadia: The surface is a rolling region broken by drift 

 ridges. Ganargua Creek, which flows east through the town, re- 

 ceives several small tributaries. The soil is- a sandy and gravelly 

 loam mixed with clay on the hills. Gypsum is found in the south- 

 west and marl in the center. 



At Newark is located the Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded 

 Children. 



Products: Muck crops, dairy products, general farm crops 



and apples. 

 Average values of farm land range from $95 to $130 an acre. 



Butler: The surface is diversified — level in the east and ris- 

 ing into ridges in the northwest. Wolcott Creek is the principal 

 stream. The soil in the valleys is a gravelly loam and on the hills 

 it is generally clay. Considerable muck exists on the lowlands. 

 Along Wolcott Creek is found quantities of limestone. 



Products : Dairy products, cabbage, muck crops and tobacco. 



Average values of farm land range from $80 to $110 an acre. 



Galen: The surface is hilly in the east, but more level in the 

 west. In the southwest is a large tract of swamp land. Clyde 

 River flows through the town. The soil of the highlands is a 

 sandy and gravelly loam, while that of the lowlands is a black 

 muck. 



Products: Dairy products, beans, apples, cabbage and hay. 

 Average values of farm land range from $95 to $130 an 

 acre. 



Huron : The surface is rolling and declines toward the lake. 

 In the western, northeastern and southeastern parts of the town 

 are large tracts of lowlands originally of marsh formation which 

 have been generally drained and put under cultivation. The lake 

 shore rises in a series of bluffs. Several small streams flow north 

 through the town. The soil is mainly a sandy and gravelly loam 

 intermixed with clay in the south. 



Products: Dairy products, beans and apples. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $125 an 

 acre. 



