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Forests. A line drawn from Racine
on Lake Michigan in a north=westerly direction
will separate the prairies and "openings" or
thinly wooded districts from the more densely
covered with forest trees. In nearly every
part of the state there is an abundance of
timber for purposes of fuel, lumber &c.
Among the more common trees ar the Linden or
Ban Wood; T̶h̶e̶s̶e̶ ̶k̶i̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ maples (one affording)
sugar; [m̶a̶c̶h̶?] Wild Cherry, t̶w̶o̶ ̶k̶i̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ash
t̶w̶o̶ ̶o̶f̶ elm, hickories, black walnut, butternut, oaks
birch, poplars; tamarack; also evergreens, among
them white and ride pine, balsam fir,
hemlock, spruce, t̶a̶m̶a̶r̶a̶c̶k̶, white & red
cedar, in all about sixty species. These
trees are invaluable as aids t̶o̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶l̶y̶
in opening a new p̶l̶a̶c̶e̶s̶ home, affording
material for building a house, barn, &c - for
fencing, supply of fuel, and for various
uses to which wood is applied.

Wild grasses abound in the marches
or natural meadows throughout the
state and afford an important aid to the
early settlers by supplying his stock with
hay before land can be subdued &
put into grass.