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Leake County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 360,900
Acres of Forest: 296,300
Percent of Forest: 82.1

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	139.5	47
Hardwood	114.7	38.7
Pine/Hardwood	38.6	13

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	0	0
Private	296.4	100

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	7.39	15.97

*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	16,213	2,628	78,715	25,629