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around Comins Pond. Elm swamps are to be found, but these 

 are so rare that they have been classed as mixed hardwoods. 



There are no operators in Warren. Mr. H. N. Shepard deals 

 more or less in lumber, but he contracts for portable mills 

 from outside to do his work. The lumber sawed is chiefly- 

 chestnut, oak and pine, with some ash, birch and maple. 



^ Hardwoods are largely gray birch and maple. 



* Pitch pine. 



Webster. 

 The wooded section of this town is in a condition of healthy, 

 rapid growth. Burned areas in the northeastern and south- 

 eastern comers are restocking with chestnut and oak sprouts, 

 maple and birch. The best timber lies along the shores and to 

 the east of Lake Chaubunagungamaug. There are many small 

 areas of white pine, and reproduction is generally good. The 

 proportion of woodland to the total area of the town is about 

 60 per cent. 



