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Sharkey County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 292,000
Acres of Forest: 116,200
Percent of Forest: 39.8

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine
Hardwood	116.4	100
Pine/Hardwood

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	74.5	64.2
Private	41.8	35.9

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	.39	.82

*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	41	1,008	23	4,479