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George County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 301,000
Acres of Forest: 220,800
Percent of Forest: 73.4

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	55.1	25
Hardwood	118.1	53.5
Pine/Hardwood	27.2	12.3

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	40.4	18.3
Private	180.5	81.7

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	2.79	5.25

*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
2007	17,582	3,393	146,360	22,597