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It is estimated that over 10,000,000 board feet are worked up 

 annually in this city. Among the most prominent lumber- 

 using and woodworking industries are the following: — 



Whitney Reed Corporation. 

 E. G. Smith Piano Case' Company. 

 J. H. Lockey & Co., Piano Cases. 

 Leominster Novelty Company. 

 Merriam Hall Furniture Company. 



W. A. Fuller Lumber Company. 

 Richardson Piano Case Company. 

 Jewett Piano Case Company. 

 Wellington Piano Case Company. 

 E. A. Whitney Carriage Company. 



The output of these concerns varies from 500,000 to 2,500,000 

 board feet annually. Practically all of the native woods and 

 much foreign wood are used in the various products. 



Land Types. 



Approximate Sizs Clasbeb. 



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FOBEST TtpEB. 



Chestnut, . 



Oak, . 



Chestnut and oak. 



White pine, 



Hardwoods and white pine, 



Maple and gray birch, 



Pitch pine. 



Total, . 



Percentage, . 



Acres. 



122 

 411 

 998 



64 

 130 

 707 



13 



2,445 



Acres. 

 S7S 

 251 

 811 

 359 

 83 

 1,620 

 202 



4,201 



Acres. 

 617 



264 

 462 



ISO 

 27 



1,520 

 17 



Acres. 



90 



392 



85 



605 

 7 



Tillage and hay. 

 Open pasture. 

 Brush pasture. 

 Business, residential, etc.. 

 Water, . 



Total area of town, . 



NoN-FOBEST Types. 



Total.- 



Acres. 

 1,646 



752 

 2,073 

 1,277 



213 

 2,562 



8,771 



6,048 

 2,703 



517 

 1,327 



451 



18,817 



Peb Cent. 



Forest. Town 



100 



47 



27 

 14 

 3 

 7 

 2 

 100 



1 Hardwoods are gray birch, red maple and poplar. 



Lunenburg. 

 The proportion of forest land to the total area of the town 

 is about 65 per cent. The general condition is very good. 

 Most of the woodland lies north of Lunenburg village, but there 



