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Copiah County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 507,400
Acres of Forest: 427,800
Percent of Forest: 84

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	172.9	40.4
Hardwood	201	47
Pine/Hardwood	54.8	12.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	24	5.6
Private	404.7	94.4

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	19.69	33.55

*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	45,294	8,752	95,483	51,729