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Oktibbeha County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 339,200
Acres of Forest: 254,200
Percent of Forest: 74.9

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	110.3	43.4
Hardwood	107.6	42.3
Pine/Hardwood	36.6	14.4

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	37.6	14.9
Private	216.4	85.1

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	6.79	13.3

*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	17,033	1,275	46,795	12,409