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Wilkinson County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 434,000
Acres of Forest: 381,100
Percent of Forest: 87.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	161.3	42.3
Hardwood	209.8	55.1
Pine/Hardwood	10.8	2.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	30.5	8
Private	351	92

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	11.7	21.2

*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	20,663	6,390	104,347	32,975