SIC Agricultuhal Manual 



narrow and bordered by steep slopes. The summits of the ridges 

 are broken uplands. The soil is a. slaty and gravelly loam, best 

 adapted to pasturage. 



Products : live, oats, hay, beans, sheep, beef cattle and 



grapes. 

 Average values of farm land range from $20 to $40 per 



acre. 



Jerusalem : The surface is divided into two ridges by the 

 west branch of Keuka Lake and its inlet. The east ridge is about 

 600 feet high, l 1 /* to 2 miles wide - and is bordered by steep declivi- 

 ties. The ridge on the west rises gradually for three or four miles, 

 and attains a height of about 1,200 feet above the lake, where the 

 surface spreads out into a rolling upland. The soil is a gravelly 

 and slaty loam, well adapted to both pasturage and tillage. 



Products: Wheat, oats, hay, beans, grapes, sheep and beef 



cattle. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $100 per 

 acre. 



Middlesex: The surface consists principally of high ridges 

 separated by narrow valleys. The summits are 500 to 1,200 feet 

 above the lake. West River is the principal stream. The soil 

 is generally a sandy or gravelly loam. 



Products: Wheat, grapes, apples, beans, cabbage, sheep and 



wool. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $150 per 

 acre. 



Milo : The surface rises from Keuka Lake in a gradual slope 

 for two miles, attaining an elevation of about 400 to 600 feet. 

 From this -summit the land spreads out into an undulating region 

 which gradually declines on the west to the valley of Keuka Lake. 

 The soil is principally a gravelly loam, with silty clay in the south- 

 east and near Keuka Lake. 



Products: Oats, wheat, barley, beans, grapes, apples, dairy 



and beef cattle and sheep. 

 Average values of farm land range from $75 to $200 per 

 acre. 



