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Lowndes County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 301,700
Acres of Forest: 140,000
Percent of Forest: 46.4

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	28.6	20.4
Hardwood	89.4	63.9
Pine/Hardwood	22.2	15.9

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	5.6	5
Private	134.5	96

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2007	9,770	1,598	18,654	23,163

Industry	# of Establishmetns
Census	8
Chip Mills	1
Other Mills	6
Hardwood Mills	1
Pulp Mills	1

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