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Pontotoc County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 309,200
Acres of Forest: 179,000
Percent of Forest: 57.9

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	64.9	36.3
Hardwood	106.5	59.5
Pine/Hardwood	7.7	4.3

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	0	0
Private	179.1	100

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	5.07	9.41

*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	16,773	639	28,555	3,003