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Forrest County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 288,700
Acres of Forest: 229,900
Percent of Forest: 79.6

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	76.9	33.4
Hardwood	85.6	37.2
Pine/Hardwood	35.2	15.3

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	69.3	30.1
Private	160.8	69.9

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2007	11,472	942	36,583	5,435

Industry	# of Establishmetns
Other Mills	7
Pole Mills	1

Statistics derived from the Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory and US Census