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White Pine. 



Area, 200 by 320 feet (approximately 1^ acres) ; age, fifty years. 



Total number of trees to acre, 460. 

 Total board feet to acre, 34,927. 



East Bridgewater, Mass. Owner, Mr. Harris Latham. 



History. Mr. Latham's plantation is one of the largest in- 

 vestigated, and covers about 12 acres. It can be seen from any 

 one of three roads, and has the appearance of a well-kept park. 

 The original planter was Mr. Galen Latham, father of the 

 present owner, and the trees were set out in 1875, in furrows, 

 plowed 8 to 10 feet apart. Pasture trees 10 to 12 inches in 

 height were used. 



Objects. Interest in forestry. To improve the landscape 

 and to utilize land difficult of successful cultivation. To utilize 

 a large number of seedlings which had sprung up in the pasture. 



