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^ Hardwoods are principally birch, maple and oak. 

 2 Pitch pine and hemlock. 



Blackstone. 



The wooded section of Blackstone is in poor condition as 

 regards thriftiness and percentage of useful species, on account 

 of the severe fires which have swept through. There is almost 

 no timber left which is merchantable, and very little which will 

 grade above a straight Class 3. Pine and softwoods are 

 lacking, even in reproduction, partly because of their greater 

 susceptibility to fire, which makes for a higher percentage of 

 hardwoods wherever it gets in. There are scattered small lots 

 of pine in the northern part of the town and on Candlewood 

 Hill, but the greater part of the land is covered with a sprout 

 growth of oaks, gray birch, chestnut and red maple. 



There were no portable mills working in the town at the 

 time the survey was made. Moreover, there is only one 

 permanent mill. This mill is located in East Blackstone, being 



