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grade pitch pine could be grown with success. In fact, refor- 

 estation has been carried on successfully in nearly all parts of 

 the county. The State Forest Commission has recently ac- 

 quired a tract of several thousand acres of land in the town of 

 Carver, and this department is planting large quantities of 

 white and Scotch pine there every year. 



As mentioned above, white pine of good grade is still found in 

 fair quantities and in pure stands distributed throughout the 

 county. 



It may be well to regard briefly the distribution of the various 

 types. Practically all of the types are universally distributed, 

 and in nearly every case all of the various size classes are found 

 in each town. 



The towns of Bridgewater, Hingham and Pembroke contain 

 the highest percentages of white pine, while Abington, Plymouth, 

 Rockland, Wareham and West Bridgewater contain the smallest. 

 Good stands of the first quality may be found in all the towns, 

 but Whitman, Scituate, Abington and Hanover are poorest in 

 this respect. It may be stated here that these towns contain 

 very little of the best quality of any of the different types. 



Plymouth shows the highest proportion of forested land (82.5 

 per cent.), but there are several other towns containing 70 per 

 cent, or more of forest growth. These towns are Carver, Han- 

 over, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, 

 Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke and Plympton. 



Brockton, Hingham, Marshfield, Scituate and Whitman have 

 the smallest percentages of wooded areas. 



The best oak is found in largest proportional quantities in 

 Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Plymouth, Rochester 

 and Scituate. 



Maple is found mostly in cord wood sizes, but stands of first- 

 class stock may be found in Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, 

 Middleborough, Nor well, Pembroke, Rochester and Scituate. 



The best stands of pitch pine occur in Carver, Duxbury, 

 Kingston, Mattapoisett, Marion, Plymouth, Rochester and 

 Wareham, all seacoast towns with the exception of Carver and 

 Rochester, which are sandy plains. 



Of the non-forest types West Bridgewater contains the high- 

 est proportion of agricultural land. Others of the larger culti- 





