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Tunica County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 280,900
Acres of Forest: 62,600
Percent of Forest: 22.3

Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

Hardwood

62.7

100

Pine/Hardwood

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

5.9

9.4

Private

56.9

90.3

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

Year

Standing*

Delivered**

Rank***

2008

.36

.62

*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

221

1,036

0

902


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Forest Inventory & Analysis Data 2006