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Itawamba County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 348,600
Acres of Forest: 288,900
Percent of Forest: 82.9

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	121.6	42.1
Hardwood	151.8	52.5
Pine/Hardwood	15.1	5.2

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	14	4.8
Private	275.1	95.2

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	8.54	17.36

*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	16,764	8,089	37,810	49,827