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in surrounding towns, and is found largely in the Ware River 

 valley section. There is considerable chestnut of commercial 

 size. 



There are no wood-using industries in the town and no saw- 

 mills. Ties are the chief forest product, and New Braintree 

 depot is an important tie-shipping station for the surrounding 

 country. James Barr & Son are the leading lumbermen in the 

 town, although operators living in North Brookfield and Ware 

 do most of the lumbering in this vicinity. 



Land Types. 



1 Hardwoods are principally maple and birch, with a little chestnut and oak. 



NORTH BROOKFIELD. 



The woodland of North Brookfield is made up chiefly of 

 second-growth hardwoods. Chestnut forms a less important 

 timber tree than was the case in Warren and West Brookfield, 

 i.e., there are less pure stands. Pine is perhaps the most im- 

 portant species. There are several wood lots in the east and 

 west, where young pine trees are growing very vigorously. 



