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Poplar, although not abundant, is found generally throughout 

 the town. In the northwest, near Sucker Brook, there is a pure 

 stand of hickory of about 10 acres. Other species which make 

 up the forest land are pitch pine, maple, hickory and ash. 



There are two lumber dealers and operators in town, - 

 William F. Fullam and H. E. Cummings. Both have portable 

 sawmills which operate in the surrounding towns. Mr. Fullam 

 also has a small mill operated by electricity in which he does 

 planing, etc. 



Land Types. 



1 Hardwoods are red maple, gray birch, oak and chestnut. 



2 This type contains some oak and chestnut. 



3 Mostly pitch pine and hemlock. 



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The proportion of timbered land to the total area of the 

 town is about 50 per cent. More than half of the high land is 

 wooded, the farms lying mostly in the valleys. There is an 

 abundance of healthy pine, usually in mixed stands, and nearly 

 every wood lot contains at least a small amount. The oak and 



