﻿FOREST 
  CONDITIONS 
  OF 
  ONEIDA 
  COUNTY 
  

  

  INTRODUCTION 
  

  

  The 
  different 
  counties 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  New 
  York 
  show 
  a 
  great 
  

   diversity 
  in 
  soil, 
  climate, 
  productions, 
  and 
  natural 
  resources. 
  

   Some, 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  favorable 
  soil 
  and 
  climatic 
  conditions, 
  are 
  

   especially 
  adapted 
  to 
  the 
  raising 
  of 
  fruits. 
  Others 
  have 
  great 
  

   stretches 
  of 
  undulating 
  meadowland, 
  noted 
  for 
  the 
  production 
  of 
  

   grains 
  and 
  vegetables. 
  There 
  are 
  others 
  whose 
  well-watered 
  hill- 
  

   sides 
  and 
  valleys 
  are 
  the 
  grazing 
  places 
  of 
  millions 
  of 
  cattle 
  that 
  

   have 
  made 
  New 
  York 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  greatest 
  dairy 
  states 
  of 
  the 
  Union. 
  

   There 
  are 
  still 
  others 
  occupying 
  the 
  more 
  rugged 
  and 
  elevated 
  

   regions 
  that 
  are 
  and 
  should 
  continue 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  great 
  timber 
  produc- 
  

   ing 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  State. 
  

  

  Oneida 
  county 
  would 
  not 
  be 
  included 
  wholly 
  within 
  any 
  one 
  of 
  

   these 
  classifications, 
  but 
  from 
  the 
  variety 
  of 
  its 
  natural 
  resources 
  it 
  

   would 
  be 
  considered 
  a 
  combination 
  of 
  all. 
  It 
  has 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  

   fertile 
  and 
  productive 
  soil 
  to 
  be 
  found 
  anywhere 
  within 
  the 
  State. 
  

   This 
  is 
  especially 
  true 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Waterville, 
  where 
  one 
  of 
  

   the 
  leading 
  hop 
  growing 
  districts 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  is 
  located. 
  

   The 
  surrounding 
  hillsides 
  are 
  adapted 
  to 
  the 
  production 
  of 
  grass 
  

   and 
  throughout 
  the 
  county 
  the 
  dairy 
  industry 
  ranks 
  at 
  the 
  head 
  of 
  

   all 
  agricultural 
  pursuits. 
  There 
  are 
  broad 
  stretches 
  of 
  fertile 
  lands 
  

   throughout 
  the 
  central 
  portion, 
  productive 
  of 
  grains, 
  fruits 
  and 
  

   vegetables 
  and 
  there 
  are 
  rugged 
  portions 
  and 
  broad 
  areas 
  of 
  sandy 
  

   soil 
  that 
  are 
  better 
  adapted 
  for 
  the 
  growth 
  of 
  timber 
  than 
  for 
  any 
  

   other 
  purpose. 
  

  

  The 
  entire 
  area 
  was 
  originally 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  heavy 
  timber 
  

   growth. 
  It 
  has 
  been 
  lumbered 
  at 
  various 
  times. 
  Wherever 
  timber 
  

   is 
  found, 
  it 
  is 
  largely 
  second 
  growth. 
  The 
  greater 
  part 
  of 
  this 
  is 
  

   found 
  in 
  small 
  areas 
  connected 
  with 
  farm 
  land 
  and 
  belongs 
  to 
  the 
  

   scattered 
  woodlot 
  type. 
  There 
  are 
  no 
  large 
  areas 
  of 
  timber 
  found 
  

  

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