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Tallahatchie County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 394,500
Acres of Forest: 127,200
Percent of Forest: 32.2

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	18.1	14.2
Hardwood	96.3	75.7
Pine/Hardwood	11.4	9

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	1.6	1.3
Private	125.8	98.7

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	.74	1.97

*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	201	792	14,865	5,453