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Covington County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 244,600
Acres of Forest: 140,800
Percent of Forest: 57.6

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	68.6	48.7
Hardwood	47.3	33.6
Pine/Hardwood	19.1	13.6

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	5.9	4.2
Private	135	95.8

Value of Harvested Timber in County by Year(in Millions)

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	6.3	11.7

*Standing is the value of harvested timber as it stands uncut in the forest. Also, the value the landowner would get for his timber.
**Delivered is the value of logs delivered to the first point of processing, such as a pulpwood yard or sawmill gate.
***Rank among other agricultural crops produced in the county that year.

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2007	11,616	3,001	66,080	13,417