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Lawrence County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 264,300
Acres of Forest: 197,500
Percent of Forest: 74.7

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	80.8	40.9
Hardwood	80.9	41
Pine/Hardwood	35.6	15.2

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	0	0
Private	197.7	100

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	18.78	31.37

*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	48,076	4,969	10,277	26,768