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Claiborne County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 309,900
Acres of Forest: 246,400
Percent of Forest: 79.5

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	42	17
Hardwood	177.7	72.1
Pine/Hardwood	17.8	7.2

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	5.6	2.3
Private	241.1	97.7

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	8.7	14.3

*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	4,872	19,307	21,892	26,114