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Tippah County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 315,500
Acres of Forest: 226,300
Percent of Forest: 71.7

Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

87.1

38.5

Hardwood

96.6

42.7

Pine/Hardwood

35.4

15.6

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

6.3

2.8

Private

220.2

97.2

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

Year

Standing*

Delivered**

Rank***

2008

3.46

7.94

*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

7,234

1,015

36,950

22,333


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Forest Inventory & Analysis Data 2006