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Franklin County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 375,800
Acres of Forest: 327,000
Percent of Forest: 87

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	204.4	62.5
Hardwood	85.9	26.3
Pine/Hardwood	34.2	10.5

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	109.5	33.4
Private	218.1	66.6

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	8.97	17.11

*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	15,278	4,135	97,587	21,071