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Benton County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 258,600
Acres of Forest: 198,500
Percent of Forest: 76.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	46.2	23.3
Hardwood	111.3	56.19
Pine/Hardwood	41.1	20.7

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	50.3	25.3
Private	148.3	74.7

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	1.38	3.17

*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	2,742	473	16,840	7,178