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in surrounding towns, and is found largely in the Ware River 

 valley section. There is considerable chestnut of commercial 

 size. 



There are no wood-using industries in the town and no saw- 

 mills. Ties are the chief forest product, and New Braintree 

 depot is an important tie-shipping station for the surrounding 

 country. James Barr & Son are the leading lumbermen in the 

 town, although operators living in North Brookfield and Ware 

 do most of the lumbering in this vicinity. 



North Brookfield. 

 The woodland of North BrooMeld is made up chiefly of 

 second-growth hardwoods. Chestnut forms a less important 

 timber tree than was the case in Warren and West Brookfield, 

 i.e., there are less, pure stands. Pine is perhaps the most im- 

 portant species. There are several wood lots in the east and 

 west, where young pine trees are growing very vigorously. 



