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Lamar County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 329,500
Acres of Forest: 253,100
Percent of Forest: 76.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	95.4	37.7
Hardwood	107.2	42.4
Pine/Hardwood	28.7	11.3

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	5.7	2.3
Private	247.5	97.7

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	7.12	12.4

*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	17,287	663	56,128	6,935