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DeSoto County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 329,800
Acres of Forest: 111,400
Percent of Forest: 33.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	4.2	3.8
Hardwood	98.8	88.7
Pine/Hardwood	8.5	7.6

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	11.9	10.7
Private	99.6	89.3

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	..38	.68

*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	252	979	753	1,087