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PRINCETON. 



Woodlands show little variation either in composition or size 

 classes over most of the area. The gray birch and maple types 

 cover the largest area. White pine is generally found in mixture 

 with hardwoods, although there are many small scattering wood 

 lots which contain almost pure stands. Chestnut and oak are 

 usually found in mixture together. The chestnut, however, is 

 often found in pure well-distributed stands; but the oak, when 

 separate from the chestnut, usually contains a mixture of maple 

 and yellow and paper birch. 



The Roper Lumber and Box Company is the only mill and 

 woodworking industry in Princeton. It is located very close to 

 the Hubbardston line. This mill has an average cut of about 

 1,000,000 board feet. Pine, hemlock and spruce constitute 

 about nine-tenths of the annual cut, while mixed hardwoods 

 make up the remainder. 



Land Types. 



ROYALSTON. 



Royalston has but two or three stands of virgin growth left. 

 These are white pine and hemlock on Jacob's Hill. The hard- 

 wood stands are of coppice growth, while the white pine stands 

 seeded in naturally. The principal trees found in order of im- 



