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. THE FORESTS
OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY

The Results of a Forest Survey

OF THE

Twenty-seven Towns in the County

By JAMES J. MORRIS
Under the direction of F. W. RANE, State Forester

MASSACHUSETTS STATE FORESTER, 1918

BOSTON

WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS
32 DERNE STREET

1918

PUBLICATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

APPROVED BY THE
SUPERVISOR OF ADMINISTRATION.

FOREWORD.

We are presenting herewith the results of the forest survey of
Plymouth County, the second county to be so studied. The
field work of collecting the data here included was carried out
under the general direction of Mr. P. D. Kneeland, M.F.,
assistant forester in charge of utilization, while the crew in the
field was in charge of Mr. H. E. Henshaw. The work of com-
pilation and of arranging the data in the form of a bulletin was
undertaken by Mr. James J. Morris.

The facts developed in these county surveys are now tabu-
lated for the first time, and cannot be arrived at in any other
manner. It is believed that they will prove valuable to those
interested in our present and future forestry development.

F. W. RANE,

State Forester.

THE FORESTS OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY.

EXPLANATION OF SURVEY.

The survey of the several towns of Plymouth County is the
second work of this kind attempted by the State forestry
department. The other survey, that of Worcester County, was
carried on at odd times, and extended over a period of three
years. The data were collected and published last winter in the
form of a bulletin, which was entitled " The Forests of Worcester
County."

In the Worcester County bulletin the reasons for making
forest surveys of the different counties of Massachusetts were
explained in detail, but it will not be amiss here to review
briefly some of the main reasons.

Every manufacturing concern or business of any kind at
some time or other takes an inventory of its stock. Without
such an inventory no business can be carried on to the best
advantage. The stock, or raw material, of forestry work is
forest land, and since the State forestry department of Massa-
chusetts is just what its name implies, the raw material with
which this department must deal is the forest lands of Massa-
chusetts.

If the woodlands of Massachusetts were made up of but one
or two species of trees, or if the various species of trees were all
of the same height or diameter size, this inventory would be a
comparatively simple matter. But such conditions do not exist.
Scattered throughout the State are many different kinds of trees
differing greatly in importance, value, life habits, etc., from
each other. Moreover, since the woodlands have been repeat-
edly cut over at different times for many years, we find existing
a variegated collection of trees of all sizes and conditions; in
fact, nearly every woodlot differs to a greater or less extent
from others.

METHOD or SURVEY.

In Worcester County each town was covered by one man,
who did all the field work. In Plymouth County the men
worked in a crew, each man covering a certain assigned section
of the town which was being mapped. When one town was
finished the men moved on to the next. There were several
distinct advantages in this arrangement. Since the men camped
in tents it was possible for them to choose a central location for
their camp site and thus save time, inasmuch as in going to and
from their work they were not obliged to cover the same ground
as they would have been had they stopped at a farmhouse or
hotel in one corner of the town, as was often the case in
Worcester County. The cost of the survey was also lighter, the
only expense incurred being for foodstuffs, since the men and
camp equipment were moved from place to place by one of the
department trucks.

For the main part, however, the methods followed in making
this survey were similar to those followed in Worcester County.
The men worked by compass and pace, using a copy of the
United States topographical map as a guide map for each
town. Each man would start at some convenient point on a
road or edge of a pond and run a straight line through to the
town line and then back to the opposite town line on a course
parallel to the first, but one-half mile distant. Care was taken
when laying off these parallel lines to have them cut the roads
so far as possible; that is, if the majority of the roads in a cer-
tain town ran in an easterly and westerly direction the strips
were run in a northerly and southerly direction, or vice versa.
Cutting the roads in this manner enabled the men to get a
truer idea of the actual forest conditions, and it was possible to
obtain a more accurate average, because if the strips were run
in the general direction of the roads some of them would paral-
lel the roads, and since in most cases the type found along the
roadsides, which is largely tillage, is not typical of the land
lying a few hundred feet farther in, the data obtained in this
way would not be trustworthy, as the lines would show an
amount of farm and tillage land out of proportion to actual
conditions.

For convenience and brevity in the field, symbols representing
the various types, diameter classes, moth infestations, etc., were
used. These symbols are somewhat similar to those used in the
previous survey. The map work of each town has been com-
pleted, and photographic enlargements of the topographical
maps used as a base are to be found at the office of the State
Forester. These maps show the strip lines which were run in
each town, and contain a symbolic explanation of the different
types, size classes, etc. Tables containing summaries computed
from the information obtained from the field work are. contained
in this bulletin.

The following diagram may serve to illustrate the method
used in making this survey: -

Map of northern section of Rockland, showing method of survey.

Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4, running approximately east and west,
represent strip lines one-half mile apart. On Line 1, and near
the top of the plate, are the symbols "E S 5, 1600V Consult-
ing the legend we learn that along this line for a distance of

1,600 feet were found oak and birch of sprout size in mixture,
the number 5 representing the size class. Oak predominates,
since the letter "E," representing oak, precedes the letter "S,"
representing birch.

FOREST TYPES.

On account of the difference in topographical and climatic
conditions, the types of Plymouth County vary to a consider-
able extent from those of Worcester County. Following is a
list of types used and a brief explanation of each:-

Wliite Pine. — This type consists of white pine in pure
stands, that is, in stands made up of 80 per cent, or more of
the one species. There is still a considerable amount of this
type found throughout the county in spite of repeated cuttings
and fires. It may be safely stated that there are several million
feet of this type of good merchantable size, although it is some-
what scattered and found as a rule in stands of small areas.
'/ Pine and Oak. — Stands of this kind are made up of 70 per
cent, or more of white pine and oak in mixture. It is a com-
mon type. Sometimes the proportion of oak is greater than
that of pine, while at other times there is about an equal
amount of each. In all cases, however, the oak and pine in
combination form at least 70 per cent, of the total stand, the
remainder being made up of maple, pitch pine and unimportant
hardwoods. This type is generally found on the higher gravelly
lands.

Pine and Maple. — Substituting maple for the oak, this type
is similar to the preceding. It is not so common as that of the
pine and oak, and is generally found in low or swampy lands.

Oak. — This forms the largest type. It embraces stands
made up of 80 per cent, or more of oak. A very large pro-
portion in size class 5 is made up of the so-called scrub oak.
More than one-half of the total for the county is of a diameter
size too small for cordwood. There is, however, a considerable
amount large enough for saw-logs.

Maple (Swamp Type). — Consists of nearly pure stands of
maple. This type is found on low, wet land, and is fairly com-
mon. A good proportion is made up of species of cordwood
size, with a moderate representation of the larger size classes.

Pitch Pine Type. — Next to the oak this is the largest indi-

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vidual type found. It is found in all size classes, but more than
50 per cent, consists of the No. 5, or smallest, class. It is often
found in pure stands, but generally contains some other tree in
mixture. Scrub oak is its most common associate.

SIZE CLASSES.

In the Worcester County survey but four size classes were
used. As an experiment it was decided in the Plymouth survey
to split the Xo. 4 size in two, thus forming five size classes, and
differentiating the small brush from saplings. Except for for-
estry purposes, such as determining more exactly the type of
land on which planting might be done without preliminary
brushing, the result does not warrant the distinction.. Follow-
ing is an explanation of the various classes: —

No. 1 forms the largest size class, and contains species whose
diameters breast high average 10 inches or better, and whose
height will average 60 to 80 feet.

No. 2 represents trees whose average diameters run from 8 to
10 inches, and whose height will average about 50 to 70 feet.

No. 3 constitutes the cordwood size, and species of this class
average about 5 inches in diameter and 40 to 50 feet in height.

No. 4 embraces saplings and small cordwood, or thrash.
Trees falling in this diameter class average about 2 inches in
diameter and 30 to 40 'feet in height.

No. 5 is formed of very young sprout or stunted growth,
such as scrub oak, stunted pitch pine, etc. In no case do the
diameters run higher than 2 inches.

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and Hay. — Land covered by this heading is all under
cultivation. Included in this type is all the farming and agri-
cultural land, with the exception of pasture and cranberry bogs.

Pasture. — In the Worcester survey much land which could
not be classed exactly as No. 5 forest type, owing to the small
amount of wood growth on it, and yet which was not actually
used as grazing land, was classed as brush pasture.

In this survey the heading "Pasture" includes only such
lands as are actually used as such. This accounts to a certain

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extent for the great difference in the pasture totals of Worcester
and Plymouth counties.

Water. — All inland waters fall under this classification:
ponds, lakes, rivers and brooks. The figures are a little lower
than those of the Waterways Commission, but considering the
necessarily rough method in which they were obtained the
results are very satisfactory.

Residential. — This term explains itself. It also includes
business sections, cemeteries, fair grounds, etc.

Cranberry Bog. — Much of the low, mucky lands along
streams is suitable for the raising of cranberries, and advantage
has been taken of this fact. The area covered by these bogs,
although almost negligible as compared to the total area of the
county, is, nevertheless, worthy of mention because of the im-
portance of the product.

Marsh. — This term has been used to cover two distinct
types. In seacoast towns it applies to salt marsh, while in
inland towns it covers the open swamps.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY.

Plymouth County lies in the southeast corner of Massa-
chusetts, just north of Cape Cod. It contains approximately
440,000 acres. Plymouth, a town of about 13,000 population,
situated on the coast in the central and eastern part, is the
county seat. Brockton is the commercial center, and is im-
portant from an industrial standpoint. Other important towns
are Middleborough, Whitman, Bridgewater and Rockland. All
of these towns contain manufactories of various kinds, princi-
pally shoes.

In the western part the Cape Cod branch of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad runs in a northerly and
southerly direction the entire length of the county, while
another branch follows the eastern coast line as far south as
Plymouth. A line of the same road running east and west con-
nects Plymouth and Middleborough, and in the north a con-
necting line runs to Plymouth. Electric roads traverse the
county in various directions, connecting all the principal cities
and towns. On the whole, it may be said that the railroad
facilities in the county are good, except in the southern part.

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The products of the county are many and varied. Among
the most important may be mentioned shoes, rope, cotton
cloth, rubber products, boxes, crates, shooks and shoemaking
tools.

The important farming products are hay, potatoes, cranber-
ries and miscellaneous vegetables. Dairying is not now a very
important industry, and is becoming less so year after year.
Stock and poultry raising is practiced to a slight extent.

Along the seashore are many fine summer resorts. Hundreds
of fine residences have been built, and these resorts are con-
stantly attracting people in larger numbers to enjoy the ocean

nery for which the shores of eastern and southern Plymouth
County are justly famous.

Topography and Soils.

Running practically the entire eastern length of the county,
along the coast, and extending inland roughly about 5 miles, is
a strip of rolling, knobby land with basin-like intervales. The
hills are mostly rounded, irregular of distribution, and in very
rare cases rise beyond 100 feet in altitude. This strip is made
up of, a terminal moraine, and is more rugged than the other
sections of the county.

The remainder, which means practically the whole of the
county, is made up of a level to gentle rolling topography. The
elevation of the hills ranges from 100 to 200 feet. Numerous
ponds abound, among the principal of which may be mentioned
Assawompsett, Long Pond and Quittacas, all situated mainly
or in part in the town of Lakeville. Several swamps of large
areas also occur, the Great Cedar Swamps of Bridgewater and
Middleborough being the most important.

The drainage of the county is effected mainly through several
small rivers and their tributaries. TheWeweantic River drains
to the south into Buzzards Bay. The Taunton River, empty-
ing into Mount Hope Bay, drains part of the western and cen-
tral areas. Weir and Fresh rivers are the principal streams in
the north, while North, South and Jones rivers drain to the
east. Other important streams are the Mattapoisett, Wankinco,
Agawam and Sippican. Many of the ponds and lakes through-
out the county have no apparent outlet, and it is possible, par-

ticularly so in the eastern section, that they empty into the
ocean through a subterranean flow which drains to a consider-
able extent the whole country.

Monk's Hill in Kingston is the highest elevation in the
county.

The soils of the northern part of Plymouth County are
mostly a light to heavy fine sandy loam, with outcroppings of
granite, gneiss and schist. Much of this soil is forested, but
that which is cultivated produces good and various crops. The
sandier and stony types are found mostly in pastures.

Although the larger part of the soils of the central and south-
ern sections are also sandy loam, they are coarser than those of
the northern section, and carry a considerable amount of gravel
and fine pebbles. Through Plymouth, Wareham and Middle-
borough deposits of muck occur. This soil is used extensively
for growing cranberries, and, as shown in the tables, quite a
sizable area is under cultivation.

Forest Conditions.

In the reports of the overseers of the earlier Plymouth County
settlements reference is often made to the forests, but such ref-
erences contain very scanty information as to their composition.
It is probable, however, that at the time of the landing of the
Pilgrims the greater part of the county was forested with large
and thrifty virgin stands of white and pitch pine, oak and
maple, — pine in uplands, oak and maple in lowlands.

We know that much of the pine was cut and shipped to
England to be used for masts for the English navy, and also
that England depended to a large extent upon New England
pitch pine for her naval stores.

The original forest types exist to-day, but in a much depleted
condition. Over large areas fires have swept repeatedly, burn-
ing off the humus — the forest floor covering — and greatly im-
poverishing the soil in many sections. Erom these fire-swept
areas the original white or pitch pine stands have disappeared,
and in their places are growths of scrub pitch pine and oak.

Throughout the greater portion of the county, however, white
pine can be grown, and areas now given over to scrub oak
should be reforested. On the sandier areas Scotch and good

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grade pitch pine could be grown with success. In fact, refor-
estation has been carried on successfully in nearly all parts of
the county. The State Forest Commission has recently ac-
quired a tract of several thousand acres of land in the town of
Carver, and this department is planting large quantities of
white and Scotch pine there every year.

As mentioned above, white pine of good grade is still found in
fair quantities and in pure stands distributed throughout the
county.

It may be well to regard briefly the distribution of the various
types. Practically all of the types are universally distributed,
and in nearly every case all of the various size classes are found
in each town.

The towns of Bridgewater, Hingham and Pembroke contain
the highest percentages of white pine, while Abington, Plymouth,
Rockland, Wareham and West Bridgewater contain the smallest.
Good stands of the first quality may be found in all the towns,
but Whitman, Scituate, Abington and Hanover are poorest in
this respect. It may be stated here that these towns contain
very little of the best quality of any of the different types.

Plymouth shows the highest proportion of forested land (82.5
per cent.), but there are several other towns containing 70 per
cent, or more of forest growth. These towns are Carver, Han-
over, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett,
Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke and Plympton.

Brockton, Hingham, Marshfield, Scituate and Whitman have
the smallest percentages of wooded areas.

The best oak is found in largest proportional quantities in
Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Plymouth, Rochester
and Scituate.

Maple is found mostly in cord wood sizes, but stands of first-
class stock may be found in Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett,
Middleborough, Nor well, Pembroke, Rochester and Scituate.

The best stands of pitch pine occur in Carver, Duxbury,
Kingston, Mattapoisett, Marion, Plymouth, Rochester and
Wareham, all seacoast towns with the exception of Carver and
Rochester, which are sandy plains.

Of the non-forest types West Bridgewater contains the high-
est proportion of agricultural land. Others of the larger culti-

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vated areas are Bridgewater, East Bridge water, Hanover, Hing-
ham, Scituate and Whitman.

Brockton and Whitman contain the largest proportional resi-
dential areas, although Plymouth and Middleborough have
actual residential areas larger than Whitman.

Abington, WThitman and Hingham contain the largest pro-
portional amount of pasture land.

Marshfield, Marion and Carver have large amounts of marsh
land, Marshfield, as the name suggests, having by far the great-
est area of this salt marsh.

The largest and best cranberry bogs are found in Carver and
Wareham, while Lakeville contains more actual water area than
any other town in the county.

Moth Infestation.

Since Plymouth County contains such a proportionately
large amount of oak as compared to other sections of the State,
we would naturally draw the conclusion that the moth infesta-
tion must be exceptionally large. This, however, is not true.
Conditions here, with the exception of the town of Plymouth,
are not much worse than those throughout the eastern part of
Massachusetts, and at the present time the moth situation is
such that, with careful supervision and a reasonable expendi-
ture of money for spraying purposes, it may be kept well under
control.

There are, however, large tracts of land forested with oak of
poor quality, not large enough for cordwood and with little
chance of being so for some years to come, that present a seriou
problem. These lots, most of them located in the southern p
of the county, are situated far away from the centers, and
account of the poor quality of the wood, and its distance from
market, spraying is out of the question because of the expense
entailed. These lots should be clean brushed and reforested
with white or Scotch pine. The State forestry department has
not at the present time the money to do this work, and any-
thing that is attempted along this line must be done by the
owners of the lands in question.

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Forest Fire Protection.

The destructive fires which have raged over the entire Cape
country, including the southern part of Plymouth County, have
caused very serious damage to forest growth. Indeed, fire has
been the most serious enemy of timber propagation in this sec-
tion. The geographic location of this part of the State, together
with the high winds which prevail at certain periods of the
year, are conditions which make each small brush fire a poten-
tial holocaust.

This fire menace has been recognized for a long time by the
residents of the Cape counties and by the State Forester's
department. A fire tower was constructed in Plymouth by that
town in 1905. In 1911 the office of State Fire Warden was
established, and since then towers have been erected on high
points in the towns of Kingston, Hanson, Hingham and Middle-
borough. These towers, with the addition of that in Bourne in
Barnstable County, now cover the entire area of Plymouth
County, and statistics from the State Fire Warden's reports
show that the fire damage in this section has been reduced
about 75 per cent, since their erection.

Forest Industries.

The shoe manufacturing and cranberry raising industries
require very large amounts of wood in the manufacture of
boxes, crates and barrels for the shipment of their products.
Practically all of the wood used is obtained from the county.
In nearly every town may be found mills which saw 100,000
board feet or more of pine and oak each "year. Many of these
mills turn out the finished product, — boxes, crates, or barrels,
as the case may be, — but a considerable number simply supply
the boards, while others deliver their product in the form of
shooks. The logs in almost all cases are cut short and bought
locally by the cord, and are sawn into f-inch boards, which is
the standard dimension for box boards.

In addition to the manufacture of boxes, etc., several of these
sawmills do custom work, but there is nowhere near so much of
this done now as in former years.

In one important respect the sawmills of Plymouth County
differ from those located in other parts of the State. They are

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permanent. Logs are hauled to them by truck or shipped by
rail. Were it not for the many destructive fires, the fact that
these mills are permanent ones might have had a powerful effect
in influencing the forest types.

Before a portable mill owner sets up his mill on a lot he
must be sure that there are at least 200,000 feet of stock in the
immediate vicinity that he can cut. Moving and setting up his
mill to cut under that amount would hardly pay him unless the
stock was exceptionally good.

When large tracts of land are cut over a change in forest
conditions naturally results. New species, generally hardwoods,
take the place of the old. These hardwoods, which grow very
rapidly during their earlier years, shade and choke out the
young reproduction of the conifers recently cut, and after a few
years a stand of hardwoods, often of inferior quality, occupies
the land formerly forested with pine or other valuable trees.

Where the mills are permanent, as in Plymouth County, the
owner of a woodlot is not obliged to cut his lot clean. He can
take out a few trees one year, haul them to the mill, and the
following year cut out a few more.

When a stand is cut gradually in this way the type under-
goes no serious change, since the reproduction is generally the
same as the original trees.

To sum up the whole thing in a few words, permanent mills
foster a system of selective cutting, and have a tendency to pre-
serve the original species and types, while portable mills in many
cases, through clean cutting, bring about a decided change in both.

Poplar makes an ideal wood for staves, and as an experi-
ment the State Forest Commission has set out about 40,000
poplar cuttings on the State reservation in Carver.

White pine is the species most used in the manufacture of
box boards, but of late years pitch pine is being substituted to
some extent.

Stock for barrel staves is in some cases shipped from outside
the State, some of it being loblolly pine from Virginia. Much
of the stock, however, is obtained locally, and consists of pine
and poplar with oak and maples for headings. Oak is used in
the manufacture of piling and mine props. These products are
used in the construction of docks, wharves, etc.

No attention has been given to cedar in the various tables,

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but nevertheless quite a little of this species is found in isolated
sections of the county, and generally in swamps. This wood is
used in the manufacture of shingles, and on rare occasions for
barrels. It is also used for posts and poles.

The manufacture of lobster pots may be classed as a special
industry. Oak and white pine are used in this product, and
there are several concerns engaged in their manufacture.

Some years ago charcoal was produced in large quantities in
various parts of Plymouth County. This industry has practi-
cally disappeared. Last year this department undertook the
manufacture of charcoal as an experiment in the town of
Mashpee. The lot was made up entirely of oak of poor quality
and small size class, and the wood was too far away from a
market to be put profitably into cordwood. Three pits were
maintained, and about 40,000 bushels of charcoal were pro-
duced. It was thought that charcoal made from oak would not
sell readily, but no trouble was experienced in disposing of the
entire production in near-by towns; in fact, double the quantity

•could easily have been gotten rid of. In this experiment about
40 bushels of charcoal were produced from each cord of wood.
Mashpee is not a town in Plymouth County, and therefore
these remarks are somewhat irrelevant, but they are made
because of the fact that scattered throughout Plymouth County
are hundreds of acres of scraggly oak and pine too far away
from a market to be cut profitably for fuel, which the results of
the experiment cause us to believe could be burned for charcoal
and disposed of for at least a small profit. So far as we know
there is but one man in the county engaged in the manufacture
of charcoal at the present time. A bulletin containing more
detailed information in regard to this experiment will be issued
from the office of the State Forester in the near future.

Other forest products of Plymouth County are pin wood,
mallet heads, ship timbers, wagon stock and hardwood rollers.

In this bulletin is included a list of the sawmill operators of
the county, which gives information regarding their production,
stock used, etc. This list is as complete as it was possible for
us to make it in the limited time we had at our disposal.

Following are the percentage sheets of 26 towns in the
county. The town of Hull was not considered at all in making
the survey, as there is not enough wood growth there to war-

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rant it. These tables show the proportion of forest land to
non-forest land, and also the relative proportions of the indi-
vidual types of the forested areas. The tables alone could not
be made to show the proportion of the separate type size
classes, so they have been supplemented by diagrams from
which may be formed an idea of the relative amounts of mer-
chantable and non-merchantable timber of each type in each
town. In these diagrams the proportion of non-merchantable
sizes is represented by the inked portion of each line.

In arranging these diagrams size classes 1 and 2 of the white
pine and pitch pine types were combined and classed as mer-
chantable, while in the remainder of the types classes 1, 2 and
3 were combined and classified in the same way. The remain-
der of the size classes was combined in each type and classed
as non-merchantable. It will be noticed from this explanation
that in the case of the hardwoods and mixed hardwoods and
pine, class 3, or cordwood class, has been listed as merchantable,
while in the case of the pines only classes 1 and 2, containing
lumber large enough for saw logs, were so listed.

FOREST TYPES AND ACREAGE IN 26 TOWNS IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

1

2

3

4

5

Total.

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

4,184

5,862

6,439

3,747

2,126

22,358

7.4

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Pine and oak, .

6,612

8,678

18,529

15,004

8,930

57,753

19.0

-

Pine and maple,

2,362

3,654

5,613

3,593

836

16,058

5.3

-

Oak type, . ...

5,337

9,956

24,615

30,669

24,321

94,898

31.2

-

Maple type,

1,101

6,282

15,048

19,215

5,652

47,298

15.5

-

Pitch pine type,

1,879

4,126

8,501

11,271

39,991

65,768

21.6

-

Total, ....

21,475

38,558

78,745

83,499

81,856

304,133

69 1

Per cent

7.1

12.7

25.8

27.5

26.9

100.0

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

67,612

-

15.3

Pasture

16 607

3 8

Residential

18,565

_

4.2

Water,

14,101

-

3.2

Cranberry bog,

8,550

-

1.9

Marsh,

10,998

-

2.5

Total area of 26 towns,

440,566

-

100.0

19

p;

» vie.

Pine
Pine&Maple.

Oak

NON-FOREST
V.

PiUVi Pi'ne,

SHOW\NG PROPORTION OF LAND TYPES
FOUND \N PLYMOUTH COUNTY •

20

ABINGTON.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

-

50

56

63

-

169

4.6

-

Pine and oak, .

-

31

38

-

182

251

6.9

-

Pine and maple,

38

-

19

75

-

132

3.6

-

Oak type, . . ' .

-

63

427

251

1,330

2,071

56.6

-

Maple (swamp type),

-

44

182

414

257

897

24.5

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

-

25

113

138

3.8

-

Total, ....

38

188

722

828

1,882

3,658

-

56.4

Per cent., .

1.1

5.2

19.7

22.6

51.4

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay, '

1,263

-

19.5

Pasture,

702

_

10.8

709

10 9

Water

100

1 5

Marsh ....

56

9

Total area of town

6,488

-

100.0

A ta I n ft-l-O V\

WVu-te. Pme.
Pine & Oak.
Pme & Mdf^e.

Pi'^rch Piwe-

S

—

21

BRIDGEWATER.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

202

185

330

174

856

1,747

15.4

-

Pine and oak, .

121

318

659

572

885

2,555

22.6

-

Pine and maple,

46

64

532

376

185

1,203

10.6

-

Oak type

115

445

492

416

382

1,850

16.3

-

Maple (swamp) type,

40

162

625

1,319

752

2,898

25.6

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

23

87

972

1,082

9.5

-

Total

524

1,174

2,661

2,944

4,032

11,335

-

62.9

Per cent., .

4.6

10.3

23.5

26

35.6

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.
Tillage and hay

4,346

.

24.1

Pasture,

839

4 7

Residential, ......

544

3 0

Water

515

2 9

Marsh,

434

2 4

Total area of town

18,013

-

100.0

22

BROCKTON.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine, . . . i.

130

161

78

52

150

571

8.5

-.

Pine and oak, .

114

161

171

192

62

700

10.4

-

Pine and maple,

-

83

150

-

52

285

4.2

-

Oak type, ....

130

228

638

830

907

2,733

40.5

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

119

342

767

539

1,767

26.2

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

-

83

601

684

10.2

-

Total

374

752

1,379

1,924

2,311

6,740

-

49.1

Percent

5.6

11.1

20.5

28.5

34.3

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

2,411

-

17.5

716

_

5.2

Residential

3,733

27 1

Water,

21

2

Marsh, ...

124

9

Total area of town,

13,745

-

100.0

BroC

VYH tt&Pme
Pi we

23

CARVER.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

Totnl

PER CENT.

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

302

604

685

705

-

2,296

12.4

-

Pine and oak, .

-

1,281

2,260

2,621

-

6,162

33.2

-

Pine and maple,

163

1,016

846

622

-

2,647

14.3

_

Oak type, ....

36

24

65

812

-

937

5.1

-

Maple (swamp) type,

24

496

729

1,257

-

2,506

13.5

-

Pitch pine,

-

314

500

3,181

-

3,995

21.5

-

Total, . . m .

525

3,735

5,085

9,198

-

18,543

-

73.2

Per cent., .

2.8

20.1

27.4

49.7

-

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay

1,667

_

6.6

Pasture

667

2.6

Residential,

121

-

.5

Water, ....

761

3.0

Cranberry bog,

3,574

-

14.1

Total area of town,

25,333

-

100.0

Total for eil Area
Pi we-

Pi w

24

DUXBURY.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

444

233

391

42

127

1,237

11.7

-

Pine and oak, .

317

550

1,004

581

222

2,674

25.3

-

Pine and maple,

63

95

275

127

-

560

5.3

-

Oak type, ....

254

412

1,216

1,164

560

3,606

34.1

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

201

180

729

-

1,110

10.5

-

Pitch pine,

53

359

349

307

317

1,385

13.1

-

Total

1,131

1,850

3,415

2,950

1,226

10,572

-

67.4

Per cent., .

10.7

17.5

32.3

27.9

11.6

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay

2,729

17 4

Pasture,

784

5 0

Residential,

847

-

5.4

Water, .

314

2.0

Cranberry bog,

408

-

2.6

Marsh

31

_

.2

Total area of town,

15,685

-

100.0

D \j x t>

fine

ite R«e-

25

EAST BRIDGEWATER.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

1

2

3

4

5

Total.

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

75

98

230

310

17

730

10.6

-

Pine and oak, .

-

40

184

252

396

872

12.7

-

Pine and maple,

-

-

52

149

-

201

2.9

-

Oak type

34

120

287

1,308

1,130

2,879

41.8

-

Maple (swamp) type,

23

161

361

689

625

1,859

26.9

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

11

-

339

350

5.1

-

Total

132

419

1,125

2,708

2,507

6,891

-

60.8

Percent., .

1.9

6.1

16.3

39.3

36.4

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

3,284

-

28.9

Pasture,

648

5 7

Residential, .

270

2 4

Water,

143

1 3

Marsh

103

g

Total area of town,

11,339

-

100.0

few foot Aw

ne.

Oak

Maple.

26

HALIFAX.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

139

278

285

110

102

914

12.5

-

Pine and oak, .

22

22

922

-

146

1,112

15.2

-

Pine and maple,

-

102

241

-

-

343

4.7

-

Oak type

-

66

666

878

1,222

2,832

38.7

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

44

644

322

51

1,061

14.5

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

-

-

1,053

1,053

14.4

-

Total, ." v '.'-:•>

161

512

2,758

1,310

2,574

7,315

-

65.8

Per cent., .

2.2

7

37.7

17.9

35.2

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage

1,857

_ .

16 7

Pasture

278

2.5

89

.8

\Vater

889

8.0

Cranberry bog

222

-

2.0

Marsh

467

-

4.2

11,117

-

100.0

HA! i S AY

1o<*l fores* Are*
v/h\*t R-ne.
Pine&OAK
ri we, & Maple
0*k
Maf^e.
PiHKftne.

•

=1

—=

27

HANOVER.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

13

205

271

221

-

710

9.6

-

Pine and oak, .

-

33

545

678

-

1,256

17.0

-

Pine and maple,

-

20

443

638

-

1,101

15.0

-

Oak type, ....

-

53

1,044

1,481

-

2,578

35.0

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

46

588

978

-

1,612

21.8

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

59

66

-

125

1.6

-

Total, ....

13

357

2,950

4,062

-

7,382

-

73.8

Per cent., .

.2

4.8

40

55

-

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay

2,221

-

22.2

Pasture

26

_

3

Residential , .

377

_

3.7

Total area of town,

10,006

-

100.0

ircd

fine $ Maple.
Oak

PttcX Pine,

28

HANSON.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

69

176

195

365

63

868

12.3

-

Pine and oak, .

-

19

208

309

391

927

13.1

-

Pine and maple,

-

19

208

-

-

227

3.2

-

Oak type, ....

-

290

788

1,430

800

3,308

47.0

-

Maple (swamp) type,

82

38

586

668

189

1,563

22.2

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

-

-

158

158

2.2

-

Total, ....

151

542

1,985

2,772

1,601

7,051

-

70

Per cent., .

2.1

7.7

28.2

39.3

22.7

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

1,655

-

16.3

Pasture,

422

4 2

Water,

479

_

4.6

Cranberry bog,

265

-

2.6

Marsh,

252

2 3

Total area of town

10,124

-

100.0

| H A vi SO VI

loi<al rorts1Afe,d
Whifrefine
Pine, &0ak
Pine & Maple
Oak
l-Upl*.
Pi^V^finc.

13

m

29

HlNGHAM.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

Total

PER CENT.

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

190

318

310

554

-

1,372

19.2

-

Pine and oak, .

18

123

617

541

-

1,299

18.1

-

Pine and maple,

49

80

257

154

-

540

7.5

-

Oak type, ....

209

263

445

1,473

-

2,390

33.4

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

116

331

938

-

1,385

19.3

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

178

-

178

2.5

-

Total, ....

466

900

1,960

3,838

-

7,164

-

49.6

Per cent., .

6.5

12.6

27.4

53.5

-

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

3,243

-

22.4

Pasture,

2,421

-

16.8

Residential,

1,416

_

9.8

Water,

161

»

1.1

Marsh,

49

-

.3

Total area of town,

14,454

-

100.0

H i w & V^ a -m

Pi vie,
Rne&Odk

Oak
Maple

30

KINGSTON.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

270

235

165

78

139

887

10.2

-

Pine and oak, .

96

314

270

-

44

724

8.3

-

Oak type, ....

148

61

1,019

853

1,602

3,683

42.3

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

131

78

-

70

279

3.2

-

Pitch pine,

113

-

627

183

2,213

3,136

36.0

-

Total

627

741

2,159

1,114

4,068

8,709

-

71.5

Per cent., .

7.2

8.5

24.8

12.8

46.7

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

2,107

-

17.3

Pasture,

97

-

.8

Residential .......

780

_

6.4

Water

341

2.8

146

1.2

Total area of town,

12,180

-

100.0

r^ \ Y\ 1.S Vo Y\

Tof^fflrej^ Area

.Pine,

Oak
Mapie.

EE?7

=i

31

LAKEVILLE.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

Total

PER CENT.

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

\

Pine,

134

652

284

200

-

1,270

7.6

-

Pine and oak, .

351

819

919

718

551

3,358

20.1

-

Pine and maple,

117

167

100

33

33

450

2.7

-

Oak type, ....

635

752

1,570

1,704

3,074

7,735

46.3

-

Maple (swamp) type,

234

635

1,672

535

551

3,627

21.7

-

Pitch pine,

-

33

84

150

-

267

1.6

-

Total, ....

1,471

3,058

4,629

3,340

4,209

16,707

-

72.2

Per cent., .

8.8

18.3

27.7

20

25.2

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

3,286

-

14.2

Pasture, . . .....

1,157

5 0

Residential,

370

_

1.6

Water,

1 134

4 9

Cranberry bog,

417

1 8

Marsh,

69

3

Total area of town, ,

23,140

-

100.0

Total Foretf Area
Pme, Staple

32

MARION.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

371

185

282

62

21

921

13.4

-

Pine and oak, .

791

282

185

247

27

1,532

22.3

-

Pine and maple,

502

117

130

27

-

776

11.3

-

Oak type, ....

185

825

453

453

295

2,211

32.2

-

Maple (swamp) type,

82

151

419

137

110

899

13.1

-

Pitch pine,

89

337

103

-

-

529

7.7

-

Total, . . . .

2,020

1,897

1,572

926

453

6,868

-

75

Per cent., .

29.4

27.6

22.9

13.5

6.6

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

336

-

3.7

117

1 3

618

6 8

Water

268

2 9

206

2 2

Marsh ...

744

8 1

Total area of town,

9,157

-

100.0

a r \ Q

total rarest Are<<

Odk

Marie

PrttK Pm*

33

MAESHFIELD.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine ....

135

242

72

81

45

575

6 4

Pine and oak, .

207

207

817

673

386

2,290

25.5

_

Pine and maple,

-

81

242

36

18

377

4.2

-

Oak type, ....

54

242

1,015

835

512

2,658

29.6

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

-

1,131

422

368

1,921

21.4

-

Pitch pine,

-

45

494

269

350

1,158

12.9

-

Total

396

817

3,771

2,316

1,679

8,979

-

49.2

Per cent., .

4.4

9.1

42

25.8

18.7

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

3,358

-

18.4

Pasture

839

4 6

986

5 4

Water

292

1 6

Cranberry bog, ...........

91

5

Marsh,

3,705

20 3

18,250

-

100.0

34

MATTAPOISETT.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

Total

PER CENT.

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

334

147

41

-

49

571

7.0

-

Pine and oak, .

580

326

237

98

245

1,486

18.3

-

Pine and maple,

530

237

106

33

-

906

11.2

-

Oak type, ....

440

1,011

799

587

750

3,587

44.3

-

Maple (swamp) type,

114

261

147

212

375

1,109 .

13.7

-

Pitch pine,

179

73

98

57

41

448

5.5

-

Total

2,177

2,055

1,428

987

1,460

8 107

72 5

Percent., .

26.9

25.3

17.6

12.2

18

100.0

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

1,400

-

12.5

Pasture,

403

3 6

Residential,

373

_

3.3

Water,

136

1 2

Cranberry bog,

124

1 1

Marsh

646

-

5.8

Total area of town ,

11,189

-

100.0

Mr\e

me&Odk

Oak

-T^Pi£

35

MlDDLEBOROUGH.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

Pine and oak, .

1,365

1,197

2,943

3,499

_i

9,004

25.4

-

Pine and maple,

Oak type

679'

1,332

4,969

8,347

_i

15,327

43.3

-

Maple (swamp) type,

130

1,951

3,444

5,195

_i

10,720

30.3

-

Pitch pine,

10

108

79

145

_i

342

1.0

-

Total

2,184

4,588

11,435

17,186

-

35,393

-

75.8

Percent,, .

6.2

13

32.3

48.5

_

_

100.0

_

1

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and bay,

8,187

17 5

Pasture

1 770

3 8

Residential, .

785

1 7

Water

511

1 1

Marsh

44

-

.1

Total area of town, ?-.-...

46,690

-

100.0

1 Size classes 4 and 5 have been combined.

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Riift&lftWft
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36

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APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine, . . . .'('••

89

160

594

217

32

1,092

10.4

-

Pine and oak, .

141

467

971

1,457

697

3,733

35.7

-

Pine and maple,

77

550

901

556

102

2,186

20.9

-

Oak type

77

134

294

262

217

984

9.4

-

Maple (swamp) type,

26

326

435

658

300

1,745

16.6

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

300

192

243

735

7.0

' -

Total, ....

410

1,637

3,495

3,342

1,591

10,475

-

76.7

Per cent., .

3.9

15.6

33.4

31.9

15.2

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

2,443

-

17.9

Pasture,

211

1 5

Residential, ... . ...

89

7

Water,

51

A

Cranberry bog, ..........

13

.1

Marsh •

371

2 7

Total area of town

13,653

-

4100.0

NorwaU

Pi n e & Maple
Pitch Pin&

37

PEMBROKE.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

Total

PER CENT.

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

408

870

507

22

242

2,049

18.6

. -

Pine and oak, .

231

397

705

132

353

1,818

16.5

-

Pine and maple,

-

220

66

-

88

374

3.4

-

Oak type, ....

55

474

1,113

1,322

1,619

4,583

41.6

-

Maple (swamp) type,

33

297

650

595

77

1,652

15.0

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

66

-

474

540

4.9

-

Total

727

2,258

3,107

2,071

2,853

11,016

-

74.0

Percent., .

6.6

20.5

28.2

18.8

25.9

-

100. 0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

2,026

-

13.6

Pasture,

417

_

2.8

Residential, ....

74

.5

Water, i

789

5.3

Cranberry bog,

342

-

2.3

Marsh

223

1 5

Total area of town,

14,887

-

100.0

Pft -m t> V 0 We.

Total for &st Are a
Pine,
R«etO4k

Pine & Maple

rS&

PiUK Pine,

13

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38

PLYMOUTH.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

163

54

218

54

-

489

.9

-

Pine and oak, .

436

381

1,526

981

2,070

5,394

9.9

-

Oak type

272

1,362

3,269

2,397

3,978

11,278

20.7

-

Pitch pine and scrub oak,

708

1,417

3,433

4,413

27,353

37,324

68.5

-

Total, ....

1,579

3,214

8,446

7,845

33,401

54,485

82 5

Percent., .

2.9

5.9

15.5

14.4

61.3

100.0

NON-FOREST TYPES.
Tillage and hay,

5,020

_

7.6

Pasture,

330

.5

Residential

1 783

2 7

Water

3 500

5 3

Cranberry bog, ..........

726

1 i

Marsh,

198

-

.3

Total area of town,

66,042

.-

100.0

P\ V YVl 0 \J VWl

WForesfArc*
Pme,
fmefe0*k

fMWfcrubfoi

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39

PLYMPTOX.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

Total

PER CENT.

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

240

278

308

75

113

1,014

13.5

-

Pine and oak, .

353

330

667

225

120

1,695

22.6

-

Pine and maple,

75

120

173

158

105

631

8.4

-

Oak type, ....

83

188

1,019

743

728

2,761

36.8

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

60

532

458

188

1,238

16.5

-

Pitch pine,

30

23

30

-

83

166

2.2

-

Total

781

999

2,729

1,659

1,337

7,505

-

77.2

Percent

10.4

13.3

36.4

22.1

17.8

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

1,486

_

15.3

331

3.4

Water, ... ....

39

.4

Cranberry bog, ...........

185

1 9

Marsh

175

1 8

Total area of town,

9,721

-

100.0

P\

Pine,
P»nel Oak

40

ROCHESTER.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

338

338

596

113

48

1,433

8.9

-

Pine and oak, .

934

918

1,255

386

741

4,234

26.3

-

Pine and maple,

580

370

306

145

-

1,401

8.7

-

Oak type

1,240

547

998

612

1,208

4,605

28.6

-

Maple (swamp) type,

193

757

773

885

628

3,236

20.1

-

Pitch pine,

419

467

64

177

64

1,191

7.4

-

Total, ....

3,704

3,397

3,992

2,318

2,689

16,100

-

69.8

Per cent., .

23

21.1

24.8

14.4

16.7

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay

3,206

13 9

Pasture,

1,107

4 8

Residential, ...... .....

323

1 4

Water

1,338

-

5.8

Cranberry bog,

784

-

3.4

Marsh

208

_

.9

Total area of town,

23,066

-

100.0

7— v

1 : Rr>c,hp,F.fp.r .

Wdl forest Area
Pine
Pme&Oak
PmaiNaple
Odk
Maple,
RfoHPme

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41

ROCKLAND.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

20

18

10

72

-

120

2.8

Pine and oak, .

-

-

96

126

295

517

12.0

-

Pine and maple,

-

-

30

193

181

404

9.4

-

Oak type

30

24

138

819

1,300

2,311

53.9

-

Maple (swamp) type,

24

48

277

439

30

818

19.1

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

-

102

18

120

2.8

-

Total, ....

74

90

551

1,751

1,824

4,290

-

66.3

Per cent., .

1.7

2.1

12.8

40.8

42.6

-

100.0

-

NOX-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

1,007

-

15.6

Pasture, .

223

-

3.4

861

13 3

Water, . .

24

4

Marsh

66

-

1.0

Total area of town,

6,471

-

100.0

R r> r ^ \ A v* A

Total Forctf Area

Pi vie,
Pme&Odk
Rnejfrtirte

OaK
JtW\e,
Pttth Pine,

m '

42

SCITUATE.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

11

74

319

160

17

581

11.7

-

Pine and oak, .

80

86

274

154

-

594

11.9

-

Pine and maple,

40

268

382

103

-

793

15.9

-

Oak type, ....

239

245

348

143

182

1,157

23.3

-

Maple (swamp) type,

80

137

450

239

125

1,031

20.8

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

200

194

422

816

16.4

-

Total, ....

450

810

1,973

993

746

4,972

-

45.5

Per cent., .

9.1

16.3

39.7

19.9

15

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

2 291

21 0

Pasture

325

3 0

Residential, . . ...

1 277

11 7

Water

296

-

2.7

Marsh

1,761

-

16.1

Total area of town,

10,922

-

100.0

iMjanruftta

Pine-

43

WAREHAM.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine,

49

196

49

-

82

376

2.3

-

Pine and oak, .

443

376

950

327

917

3,013

18.4

-

Pine and maple,

82

16

49

-

49

196

1.2

-

Oak type

312

655

917

327

605

2,816

17.2

-

Maple (swamp) type,

16

49

65

147

82

359

2.2

-

Pitch pine,

278

950

1,981

1,425

4,961

9,595

58.7

-

Total, ....

1,180

2,242

4,011

2,226

6,696

16,355

-

67.2

Percent., .

7.2

13.7

24.5

13.6

41

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

2,750

_

11.3

Pasture,

535

-

2.2

535

_

2.2

Water

1,947

8.0

Cranberry bog,

1,047

-

4.3

Marsh

1,169

4.8

Total area of town, . . .'-•'•

24,338

-

100.0

W

^
Pine&Oak

e&r

Oak

44

WEST BRIDGEWATER.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

58

105

41

17

23

244

4.4

-

Pine and oak, .

12

-

76

174

145

407

7.3

-

Pine and maple,

-

29

105

168

23

325

5.8

-

Oak type

110

116

401

657

1,418

2,702

48.2

-

Maple (swamp) type,

-

52

407

999

250

1,708

30.5

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

-

-

216

216

3.8

-

Total, ....

180

302

1,030

2,015

2,075

5,602

-

55.6

Per cent., .

3.2

5.4

18.4

36

37

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay,

3,081

-

30.6

Pasture,

767

7 6

Residential, .....

535

5 3

Water

52

5

Marsh

46

-

.4

Total area of town,

10,083

-

100.0

W P. *>* BvlA8fcxA/AJrftY.

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Pi ye

nntJiOak

Pitte&Mdfle
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ja*?»e

PiUU Pme,

5-i

_

45

WHITMAN.

APPROXIMATE SIZE CLASSES.

PER CENT.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

Forest.

Town.

FOREST TYPES.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Pine

-

-

122

-

-

122

6.4

-

Pine and oak, .

-

, -

30

61

55

146

7.6

-

Oak type, i

-

24

225

565

502

1,316

68.6

-

Maple (swamp type),

-

-

-

213

85

298

15.5

-

Pitch pine,

-

-

-

37

-

37

1.9

-

Total, ....

-

24

377

876

642

1,919

-

42.9

Percent., .

-

1.3

19.6

45.6

33.5

-

100.0

-

NON-FOREST TYPES.

Tillage and hay, ' . . .

952

_

21.3

Pasture,

475

10.6

Residential, ...

1,070

23.9

Marsh

57

-

1.3

Total area of town ,

4,473

-

100.0

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