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Amite County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 479,200
Acres of Forest: 383,800
Percent of Forest: 80.1

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	234.5	61.1
Hardwood	99.1	2.6
Pine/Hardwood	51	13.3

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	64.4	16.7
Private	320.1	83.3

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	20.37	36.78

*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	40.646	5,594	161,402	48,805