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Lafayette County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 442,300
Acres of Forest: 291,400
Percent of Forest: 65.9

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	76.8	26.4
Hardwood	171.3	58.8
Pine/Hardwood	36.3	12.5

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	79.6	27.3
Private	212	72.7

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	4.8	8.1

*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	11,510	1,257	35,996	5,061