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after which the profit might be made nearly continuous. The 
rapid growing deciduous trees, such as the Poplar, Willow. 
White and Yellow Birch, Soft Maple, Ash, Red and White Elm, 
Hackberry, Basswood, Locust, Black Walnut and Tamarack, 
may sometimes be planted and grown at a profit on waste land 
Figure 35. Crowded and open grown Norway Pine. Crowded trees 
form the most good timber in the shortest time. Open grown trees have 
many side branches, and consequently form poor timber. 
that is adapted to them. and should there be a stock of young 
trees of these kinds already on the land it can perhaps be soon 
made to yield a revenue in the shape of posts and fuel, and later 
of timber. Even the slower growing deciduous trees, such as 
the Red, White and Bur Oak, Hard Maple and Rock Elm, 
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