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per cent, with chestnut and chestnut and oak, and the lake 

 regions in particular bear heavy stands. Many of the ridge 

 tops have been cut over within the last three or four years, and 

 as a result bear dense growths of chestnut and oak sprouts. In 

 the southeastern part of the town some of the timber owned by 

 the Whitin Machine Works runs to a large diameter size, but 

 timber. larger than size 2 is very rare. The stands are usually 

 dense, and the timber of excellent form and shape. In that 

 region known as Purgatory and to the south, including the 

 Whitin Game Preserve, are' stands of chestnut and pine of 

 Class 2, and some even larger. The stands will run to practi- 

 cally 100 per cent, stocking. In the south, central and eastern 

 parts of the town are large areas as yet not cut by roads. 

 Such areas are almost entirely covered with a timber growth, 

 generally chestnut of sizes 3 to 2. Oak seldom occurs above a 

 size 2, generally sizes 3 and 4. The same is true of the mixed 

 hardwoods. 



Mr. John Dudley has recently operated on a tract containing 

 about 800 M board feet. Chestnut with some white pine was 

 the principal species cut. Mr. Dudley's mill is operated 

 electrically by power obtained from Saundersville. 



1 Hardwoods are gray birch, red maple and poplar. 



2 Jflostly white cedar. 



