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Prentiss County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 263,600
Acres of Forest: 169,900
Percent of Forest: 64.5

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	66.6	39.2
Hardwood	80	47.1
Pine/Hardwood	23.4	13.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	6.5	3.8
Private	163.7	96.2

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	4.7	9.2

*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	8,990	2,263	42,013	26,004