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on, the planted trees now ranging from one to ten years in age. 

 Red and Scotch pine have also been planted, but to a much less 

 degree. These trees are making exceptionally rapid growth, 

 some of the older ones averaging 2 feet in height annually. The 

 best specimens are found in the northeastern corner of the town. 

 There are no sawmills or woodworking industries now located 

 in this town, and there have been none since the reservoir was 

 built. No portable mills were working when this survey was 

 made. 



• Hardwoods are birch, chestnut, oak and red maple. 

 ' Swamp maple, red maple and gray birch. 



' Pitch pine. 



West Brookfield. 

 Nearly all the woodland is second growth hardwoods, chiefly 

 chestnut and oak. Here and there are small patches of good 

 merchantable material. Broadly speaking, probably less than 

 one-third of the town is covered with species which will develop 

 into large timber. The chief species are chestnut and oak, 



