. Report on the forests of North America [microform] : (exclusive of Mexico). Trees; Trees; Wood; Forests and forestry; Timber; Arbres; Arbres; Bois; Forêts et sylviculture; Bois d'oeuvre. â --^iF-?-^?- ^TT'ri--^':v-ji^,- : ".- TCf.', i7r»â¢^T>ryv; 4T^' 49(5 THE FORESTS OF THE UNITED STATES. I'5' Piscataquis county.âFrom eight to niiie-tcntlis of tliis county ia reported covered with forests, the soiilhorn portion only bein^jr c'csired of the original tree growth. Saoadaiioc county.âOnc-hulf of this county is reported covered with woods, principally second growtli. Consideriiblo seco
. Report on the forests of North America [microform] : (exclusive of Mexico). Trees; Trees; Wood; Forests and forestry; Timber; Arbres; Arbres; Bois; Forêts et sylviculture; Bois d'oeuvre. â --^iF-?-^?- ^TT'ri--^':v-ji^,- : ".- TCf.', i7r»â¢^T>ryv; 4T^' 49(5 THE FORESTS OF THE UNITED STATES. I'5' Piscataquis county.âFrom eight to niiie-tcntlis of tliis county ia reported covered with forests, the soiilhorn portion only bein^jr c'csired of the original tree growth. Saoadaiioc county.âOnc-hulf of this county is reported covered with woods, principally second growtli. Consideriiblo second-growth white jtine is now growing up upon abandoned farm lauds, and the wooded area of the county is increasing. Mannfacturers rejwrt all timber of Kufficient size for use scarce and of inferior quality, and apprehend early exhanstion of hard woods suitable for mechanical purposes. SoMKKSKT COUNTY.âFive-sixtlis of this county is rei)orted covered with woods, the southern portion «mly being cleared of its forests of spruce and pine. Excelsior, handles, woodenware, etc., are largely manufactured. Hard-wood tind)er of all sorts is abundant and of excellent quality, with the exception of black ash, now scarce and in great demand. Wai>do county.âFrom one-quarter to one-half of this county is reported covered with woods, generally of second growth. The wooded area is now gradually increasing by the growth of white pine on abandoned farming lands. MaiHifacturers re])ort a scarcity and deterioration of timber of all kinds of sufflcient size for use. Washington county.âFrom eight- to nine-tenths of this county is reported covered with woods. In the southern portion considerable areas contain scattered bodies of large ])iue, and through the center of the county are large tracts of first-growth hemlock forests. No future scarcity of lumber is apprehended. York county.âFrom one-third to one-half of this county is reported covered with woods; it contains large quantiti
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