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Jefferson County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 339,400
Acres of Forest: 284,500
Percent of Forest: 83.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	109.5	38
Hardwood	146.4	51.5
Pine/Hardwood	29	10.2

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	11.8	4.1
Private	273.2	95.9

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	8.27	14.58

*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	11,430	9,720	47,154	27,139