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Kemper County Forestry Profile

. Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 496,000
Acres of Forest: 421,300
Percent of Forest: 85

Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

234.6

55.7

Hardwood

127.2

30.2

Pine/Hardwood

58.2

13.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

0

0

Private

421.5

100

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

Year

Standing*

Delivered**

Rank***

2007

26.6

42.5

*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

72,853

2,650

106,969

59,161


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.