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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



wood is, undoubtedly, supplied from foreign sources. But, 

 regarding our estimate, of the home consumption as within mod- 

 erate bounds, and connecting it with the statements of the rail- 

 road reports, we are compelled to believe that a much greater 

 quantity of wood is annually prepared for market than what 

 appears in the returns of the assessors ; that instead of being 

 estimated, as it is, at $2,960,915, its value should be at least 

 8^,000,000. 



From the Report on the Industry of Massachusetts, prepared 

 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, from returns by the 

 assessors of the several cities and towns, we learn that the 

 annual value of wood consumed for fuel, and of manufactured 

 articles of which wood is a material, was, in the year, ending 

 June 1, 1855, as follows: — 



The materials of these articles are drawn almost entirely from 

 the forests. There are other articles, of which wood forms one 

 of the materials, estimated as follows : — 



VUbbt^'lb* • * • • • • 



Boats, ....... 



Masts and spars, ..... 



Blocks and pumps,. .... 



Railroad cars, coaches and other vehicles. 

 Ploughs, and other agricultural implements, 

 Shovels, spades, forks and hoes. 



$4,643,450 00 

 130,166 00 

 247,638 00 

 314,510 00 

 2,352,955 00 

 707,175 00 

 894,515 00 



