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Undergrowth and soil cover: Humus, not deep; moss, bare. The 

 undergrowth is formed of young tree.s, Bush Maple, Hazel, DogTvood, 

 also small Blue Beech, Hornbeam, and Balsam. 



3. Swamp forests, 30,000 acres; yieild, 3 M. feet, or 6 cords; Tamar- 

 ack, 50 per cent.; height, 80 feet; diameter, 12 inches; White Cedar,^ 

 40 per cent.; height, 50 feet; diaimeter, 16 inches; Spruce, 10 per 

 cent.; height, 50 feet; diameter, 13 inches. The swamps are gener- 

 ally stocked, many have suffered from fire, and many have trees of 

 "all one size," and all too small to use, so that the yield, when large 

 areas are considered, is not very great. 



B. Cut-over lands, i. e., where most or all valuable timber has been 

 removed. 



1. Total, 158,000 acres. 



2. Tracts owned in quantities of over 160 acres. 



3. Land not burned over, but no merchantable timber left,, 

 100,000 acres. 



4. Land burned over recently and waste, 58,000 acres. 



5. Land stocked with young growth of Pine, 10,000 acres. 

 Of this— 



White Pine, 80 per cent., with Poplar; Norway, 20 per cent., with 

 Poplar; Birch and Poplar found on all slashings, but of no promise. 



White Pdne is 1 to 20 feet high, grows thriftily. Norway Pine is 1 

 to 20 feet high, grows thriftily. Some very promising little groves 

 occur about Merrill. 



6. On these lands there is generally much fallen timber of all 

 sizes; the humus is burned ofE. The soil is covered wdth dSbris, pop- 

 lar brush, and on sandy land by sweet fern and cherry. The chance- 

 of seeding is poor, often wanting over large districts. Danger of 

 fire very great during every dry season. Help to fight fires is inade- 

 quate where most needed. 



