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Scott County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 397,900
Acres of Forest: 284,400
Percent of Forest: 71.5

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	132.9	46.7
Hardwood	108.5	38.2
Pine/Hardwood	37.4	13.2

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	79	27.7
Private	205	72.3

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	6.1	10.82

*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
2008	10,764	4,542	42,259	15,221