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Pearl River County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 505,100
Acres of Forest: 381,900
Percent of Forest: 75.6

Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

127.4

33.3

Hardwood

153.9

40.3

Pine/Hardwood

38.2

10

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

30.8

8

Private

351.4

92

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

Year

Standing*

Delivered**

Rank***

2008

10.87

19.47

*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

26,319

1,111

97,371

14,151

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Forest Inventory & Analysis Data 2006