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Land Types. 



1 Hardwoods are maple, birch and oak. 



2 About 30 per cent, pitch pine; remainder, hemlock and larch. 



SHREWSBURY. 



About 50 per cent, of Shrewsbury is wooded. Small wood 

 lots of from 10 to 25 acres, alternating with farm and pasture 

 lands, are distinctly characteristic of the eastern three-quarters 

 of the town. Chestnut in pure stands and in mixture with oak 

 forms the larger part of the wood lots. In size the trees will 

 range from Class 4 to Class 1. Birch occurs in numerous areas, 

 though not in exceptionally large ones. The best timber in the 

 town is found in the vicinity of Lake Quinsigamond. This is in 

 perfect condition, and to a large extent falls in Class 1. It is 

 made up mostly of chestnut in pure stands and in mixture with 

 white pine. 



Harlow Hill, in the northwestern part of the town, com- 

 prising roughly an area of 2 square miles, is completely covered 

 with chestnut and pine, all size classes being represented. The 



