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Hancock County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 266,900
Acres of Forest: 213,600
Percent of Forest: 52.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	42.4	19.9
Hardwood	80.6	37.7
Pine/Hardwood	6.9	3.2

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	49.4	23.1
Private	164.3	76.9

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	4.3	6.9

*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	11,207	194	29,116	3,102