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Rankin County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 532,000
Acres of Forest: 324,700
Percent of Forest: 61

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	113	34.8
Hardwood	139.4	42.9
Pine/Hardwood	71	21.9

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	6	1.8
Private	319	98.2

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	13.31	23.97

*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	19,744	11,338	105,239	30,773