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Scott County Forest Products Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 397,900
Acres of Forest: 284,400
Percent of Forest: 71.5



Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

132.9

46.7

Hardwood

108.5

38.2

Pine/Hardwood

37.4

13.2



Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

79

27.7

Private

205

72.3



Harvested Timber Volumes

Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle
Pulpwood, Cords

Year

Pine

Hardwood

Pine

Hardwood

2007

22,112

4,410

74,043

17,395



Industry

# of Establishmetns

Chip Mills

1

Other Mills

2

Pole Mills

1

Hardwood Mills

4

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