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Lowndes County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 301,700
Acres of Forest: 140,000
Percent of Forest: 46.4

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	28.6	20.4
Hardwood	89.4	63.9
Pine/Hardwood	22.2	15.9

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	5.6	5
Private	134.5	96

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	2.73	6.14

*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	6,297	336	24,043	18,270