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FOREST commissioner's REPORT. 



that as with iocreasing care for our forests fires are checked, our 

 supplies of these woods will become smaller. 



Two pieces of ground covered with mixed growth in which birch 

 was predominant, were studied in the region mentioned, and tbe 

 results reduced to the acre unit are here given. The relations of 

 the different species in number and development vary considerably, 

 but there is nothing to modify s-eriously the statements already 

 made. 



SUMMARY OF TREES ON AN ACRE Of LAND IN TOWNSHIP 

 LONG A, PENOBSCOT COUNTY. 



Land Burnt in lS2o. 



species. 



c; CD 



> ^ 



■- 7- O 



White bircb 



Cedar 



Spruce 



Pine 



Poplar 



Maple -i 



Fir 



1,800 

 74S 

 112 

 228 

 384 

 184 

 40 



140 

 108 

 20 

 16 

 28 

 12 

 



3,496 224 



* For 28 largest most much smaller. 



