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Union County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 248,600
Acres of Forest: 129,400
Percent of Forest: 52

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	31	24
Hardwood	87.2	67.4
Pine/Hardwood	8.5	6.6

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	12.5	9.7
Private	117	90.7

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	5.3	9.1

*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	12,422	3,476	17,573	21,315