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Jones County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 451,700
Acres of Forest: 318,300
Percent of Forest: 70.5

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	168.8	53
Hardwood	91.7	28.8
Pine/Hardwood	34.4	10.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	50.3	15.8
Private	268.2	84.2

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2007	19,249	9,721	60,150	5,888

Industry	# of Establishmetns
Other Mills	5
Pole Mills	2
Hardwood Mills	2

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