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Newton County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 400,900
Acres of Forest: 311,700
Percent of Forest: 77.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	144.9	46.5
Hardwood	134.8	43.2
Pine/Hardwood	30.7	9.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	11.2	3.6
Private	300.6	96.4

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	12.33	21.36

*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	28,470	3,977	50,060	46,738