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extent for the great difference in the pasture totals of Worcester 

 and Plymouth counties. 



Water. All inland waters fall under this classification: 

 ponds, lakes, rivers and brooks. The figures are a little lower 

 than those of the Waterways Commission, but considering the 

 necessarily rough method in which they were obtained the 

 results are very satisfactory. 



Residential. This term explains itself. It also includes 

 business sections, cemeteries, fair grounds, etc. 



Cranberry Bog. Much of the low, mucky lands along 

 streams is suitable for the raising of cranberries, and advantage 

 has been taken of this fact. The area covered by these bogs, 

 although almost negligible as compared to the total area of the 

 county, is, nevertheless, worthy of mention because of the im- 

 portance of the product. 



Marsh. This term has been used to cover two distinct 

 types. In seacoast towns it applies to salt marsh, while in 

 inland towns it covers the open swamps. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Plymouth County lies in the southeast corner of Massa- 

 chusetts, just north of Cape Cod. It contains approximately 

 440,000 acres. Plymouth, a town of about 13,000 population, 

 situated on the coast in the central and eastern part, is the 

 county seat. Brockton is the commercial center, and is im- 

 portant from an industrial standpoint. Other important towns 

 are Middleborough, Whitman, Bridgewater and Rockland. All 

 of these towns contain manufactories of various kinds, princi- 

 pally shoes. 



In the western part the Cape Cod branch of the New York, 

 New Haven & Hartford Railroad runs in a northerly and 

 southerly direction the entire length of the county, while 

 another branch follows the eastern coast line as far south as 

 Plymouth. A line of the same road running east and west con- 

 nects Plymouth and Middleborough, and in the north a con- 

 necting line runs to Plymouth. Electric roads traverse the 

 county in various directions, connecting all the principal cities 

 and towns. On the whole, it may be said that the railroad 

 facilities in the county are good, except in the southern part. 



