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Hinds County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 539,300
Acres of Forest: 243,200
Percent of Forest: 45.1

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	56.9	23
Hardwood	159.5	65.6
Pine/Hardwood	24.5	10

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	10.3	4.2
Private	233.5	95.8

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	5.89	10.98

*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	4,330	9,261	41,526	26,423