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RUTLAND. 



White pine is the leading tree, and the remainder of the 

 woodland is made up of oak, chestnut, soft maple and birch, 

 with small amounts of hemlock and spruce. White pine and 

 birch is the leading type. Practically the entire northern 

 quarter of the town is covered with this growth. The pine, in 

 almost every case, is in very healthy condition, and has a good 

 start on the birch. While birch is now present in large quanti- 

 ties, all conditions point to its suppression. In ten to twenty 

 years this should be pure pine forest. Very little farm land is 

 found in this section. The pine runs in size from Class 4 to 

 Class 2. In the southern half of the town the composition is 

 more varied. On the higher lands white pine, chestnut and oak 

 predominate. In the lower portions soft maple and alder, with 

 small amounts of hemlock and spruce, are found. Mixtures of 

 soft maple and alder are very common. Trees of every size 

 class are found, but the average is about Class 3. South of 

 Demond Pond for three-quarters of a mile are stands of 

 excellent chestnut. These trees average Class 2 in size. About 

 60 per cent, of the town is covered with wood growth. 



John Moore of Ware has set up a portable mill in the south- 

 west corner of the town, capable of sawing about 300 M board 

 feet. He cuts chestnut mostly, with some oak and pine. 



Daniels Worsted Mills, West Rutland, owns, in connection 

 with the worsted mill, a permanent sawmill. This is used only 

 when logs are brought in by farmers from time to time. Any 

 kind of wood is sawed, but mostly chestnut and pine. This 

 mill cuts about 50,000 board feet per year. 



