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Pike County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 228,200
Acres of Forest: 166,900
Percent of Forest: 73.1

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	78.6	47.1
Hardwood	68.4	41
Pine/Hardwood	12.8	7.7

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	0	0
Private	167.4	100

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	9.2	14.9

*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	21,480	2,955	52,521	14,488