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Holmes County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 505,100
Acres of Forest: 337,500
Percent of Forest: 66.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	61.6	18.2
Hardwood	236.8	70.1
Pine/Hardwood	39.6	11.7

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	11.8	3.5
Private	326.2	96.5

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	4.99	11.8

*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	3,314	7,236	52,944	42,098