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Jones County Forestry Profile

. Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 451,700
Acres of Forest: 318,300
Percent of Forest: 70.5

Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

168.8

53

Hardwood

91.7

28.8

Pine/Hardwood

34.4

10.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

50.3

15.8

Private

268.2

84.2

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

Year

Standing*

Delivered**

Rank***

2008

12.9

21.52

*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

2008

21,041

13,332

80,843

8,974


Archive

1Hartsell, Andrew J. and Jack D. London. 1995. Forest Statistics for Mississippi Counties; 1994. U.S. Forest Service, SFES, New Orleans, LA Res. Bull. SO-190. 89 pp.

2Larry Doolittle. 1996. An Inventory of Private Landowners in Mississippi. Social Science Research Center. 33 pp.

3Daniels, Bob. Harvest of Forest Products Report. (various years). Extension Forestry, Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University.

4Mississippi Employment Security Commission, 1999. Covered Employment and Wages, Annual 1998. 205 pp.