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George County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 301,000
Acres of Forest: 220,800
Percent of Forest: 73.4



Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

55.1

25

Hardwood

118.1

53.5

Pine/Hardwood

27.2

12.3



Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

40.4

18.3

Private

180.5

81.7



Harvested Timber Volumes

Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle
Pulpwood, Cords

Year

Pine

Hardwood

Pine

Hardwood

2007

17,582

3,393

146,360

22,597



Industry

# of Establishmetns

Other Mills

3

Pole Mills

1

Hardwood Mills

1

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