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the owner. The average life of poles is about ten years. In a little 
less than double this time they can be grown. 
Woods that answer all the requirements of a good telegraph or 
Fig. 16. A typical beech is an open woodlot. It occupies too much ground, and 
its low branching makes knotty wood, of little value except for fuel. 
telephone pole are few, and will always command good prices. The 
demand in Ohio should be met at as early a date as possible by home 
grown chestnut, catalpa and locust. 
