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Alcorn County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 264,200
Acres of Forest: 159,600
Percent of Forest: 60.4

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	49.1	30.8
Hardwood	91.1	57
Pine/Hardwood	18.2	11.4

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	0	0
Private	159.7	100

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	2.398	5.39

*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	3,466	2,309	26,396	12,662