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Adams County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 312,000
Acres of Forest: 230,900
Percent of Forest: 74

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	20.2	8.7
Hardwood	183.7	79.6
Pine/Hardwood	25.6	11.1

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	50	20.9
Private	183.4	79.1

Value of Harvested Timber in County by Year(in Millions)

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	6.0	10.6

*Standing is the value of harvested timber as it stands uncut in the forest. Also, the value the landowner would get for his timber.
**Delivered is the value of logs delivered to the first point of processing, such as a pulpwood yard or sawmill gate.
***Rank among other agricultural crops produced in the county that year.

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2008	4,619	10,889	30,605	20,818