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Quitman County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 264,000
Acres of Forest: 39,000
Percent of Forest: 14.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine
Hardwood	35.6	91.3
Pine/Hardwood

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	5.9	15.1
Private	33	84.9

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	.05	.08

*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	109	80	0	49