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Chickasaw County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 316,700
Acres of Forest: 161,700
Percent of Forest: 51.1

Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

62.8

38.8

Hardwood

77.6

48

Pine/Hardwood

21.4

13.2

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

36.8

22.7

Private

125

77.3

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

Year

Standing*

Delivered**

Rank***

2008

4.07

7.95

*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

12,011

367

31,912

4,134


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Forest Inventory & Analysis Data 2006