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White Pine. 



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



Total number of trees to sJere, 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. 



