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Walworth : The surface is a high rolling upland, the ridges 

 being the most elevated land in the county. The Niagara lime- 

 stone crops out in the northern part. The town is drained north 

 by several small streams and southeast by tributaries of Red 

 Creek. The soil is a rich sandy loam. 



Products: Dairy products, muck crops, apples and cher- 

 ries. 

 Average values of farm land range from $105 to $135 an 

 acre. 



Williamson : The surface is level in the north, rising to low 

 ridges in the south. It is drained by small streams flowing into 

 Lake Ontario. Mink and Salmon creeks are the two principal 

 streams. The soil is a sandy, gravelly loam mixed with clay near 

 the lake shore. 



Products: Apples, peaches, pears, raspberries, cabbage, can- 

 ning factory crops, and muck crops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $100 to $200 an 

 acre. 



Wolcott : The surface is undulating with a general inclina- 

 tion toward the lake. In several localities are tracts of low, 

 marshy land. The streams are Wolcott and the Red creeks with 

 several smaller streams flowing into Lake Ontario. The soil is a 

 sandy and gravelly loam. 



Products: Cabbage, dairy products, wool, and apples. 

 Average values of farm land range from $90 to $110 an 

 acre. 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES for transportation 



Railroads 



Three lines of the New York Central cross Wayne County from 

 east to west, one passing through the northern part and two 

 through the southern part. 



From Lyons a fourth line runs south to Geneva. 



The .Northern Central, which crosses the state from north to 

 south, passes through the center of Wayne County and terminates 

 at Lake Shore on Lake Ontario. 



The Newark and Marion Railroad extends from Newark in the 

 southern part northwest to Marion. 



