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Forrest County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 288,700
Acres of Forest: 229,900
Percent of Forest: 79.6

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	76.9	33.4
Hardwood	85.6	37.2
Pine/Hardwood	35.2	15.3

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	69.3	30.1
Private	160.8	69.9

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	2.93	5.26

*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	6,656	333	24,366	4,745