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N. H. Agri. Experiment Station 



[Bulletin 298 



The town could be divided in such a way as to give approximately 

 8,000. 11,000, and 8,000 acres and $125.000l $150,000, and $225,000 in 

 valuations respectively to Dorchester, Rumney, and Hebron. 



Few towns are likely to want efficiency in local government badly 

 enough to countenance such reorganization ; yet the burden of ineffec- 

 tive local administration must be lifted if the forest resources are to 

 expand and develop. Failure to bring about reorganization may carry 

 serious consequences in its effect on each town's future. 



Forestry bears the greater part of the revenue burden in back towns 

 and cannot properly develop its future assets under the great handicap. 



d 



The maintenance of roads to an isolated place involves costs out 

 of line with values and ser\ices. 



Table 15. Value of occupied places, taxes paid, and gross sales of 

 agricultural products by sub-areas in Groton.^ (See Fig. 12). 



^ Does not include the village which is outside of area. 



