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Sunflower County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 450,400
Acres of Forest: 13,500
Percent of Forest: 3

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine
Hardwood	13.5	100
Pine/Hardwood

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	6	44.8
Private	7.4	55.2

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	.005	.025

*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			46	287