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Louis E. Pattison saws mostly pine, chestnut, and oak from 

 the towns of Webster, Douglas, Sturbridge, Charlton, Oxford 

 and Thompson (Conn.). He saws about 350 M board feet per 

 year of pine, chestnut and mixed hardwoods. 



1 Hardwoods are largely gray birch and red maple. 



West Boylston. 



While there is very little timber of merchantable size, the 

 majority of that standing is in good, healthy condition. About 

 55 per cent, of the town is either pasture or tilled land. The 

 remainder, with the exception of the water area, is covered 

 with a wooded growth, chestnut being the predominating 

 species. Chestnut also occurs mixed with oak and white pine. 



The best timber is on the land owned by the Metropolitan 

 Water Works; and while much of this is small and worth little 

 now, it is only a matter of time until it will form a valuable 

 forest. Size classes range from reproduction to 2, but the 

 majority will fall under 10 inches diameter, breast high. 



White pine growing naturally occurs well scattered. Around 

 the reservoir extensive planting of this species has been carried 



