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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


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Forest Inventory & Analysis Data 2006