801 Agricultural Manual 



Attica : Tin- surface is a rolling upland broken by the ravines 

 of streams. In the east the hills have long, gradual slopes. 

 Tonawanda Creek, which Hews through the northwest corner, 

 receives several branches from the east. The soil is a clayey 



and gravelly loam. 



Products: Dairy products, beans, wheat and other cereals. 

 Average values of farm land range from $40 to $100 an acre. 



Bennington : The surface is a rolling upland broken by 

 the ravines of small streams. Cayuga Creek and its branches 

 flow through the center, Murder Creek through the north, and 

 Tonawanda Creek through the southeast. The soil is clayey, 

 gravelly, and sandy loam. 



Products: Dairy products, forage crops and cereals. 



Average values of farm land range from $4-0 to $100 an acre. 



Castile : The surface is a rolling and terraced upland, broken 

 by the deep valleys of the streams. The Genesee River, which 

 forms a portion of the eastern boundary, is bordered by steep 

 •banks about 1,600 feet above sea level. Numerous small tribu- 

 taries of the river have worn deep lateral channels in the bluffs 

 bordering it in some places. A wide, level valley bordered by 

 low terraces extends from the east shore of Silver Lake and 

 opens into the valley of Wolf Creek at Castile village. Silver 

 Lake is a noted summer resort and a popular place for the holding 

 of conventions. The soil is a clayey and gravelly loam. 



Products: Beans, wheat, oats, barley, sheep, dairy products 



and apples. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $200 an acre. 



Covington: The surface is a moderately hilly upland, broken 

 by the deep ravines of the streams. Oatka Creek, flowing through 

 the northwest, corner, receives the waters of Pearl Creek, which 

 flows through the center. Wide, fertile, alluvial flats extend 

 along Oatka Creek. The soil on .the uplands is generally a 

 gravelly loam. 



Products: Beans, wheat, oats, barley, sheep, dairy products 



and apples. 

 Average values of farm land range from $50 to $200 an acre. 



