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Walthall County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 258,000
Acres of Forest: 167,169
Percent of Forest: 64.7

Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

72.7

43.4

Hardwood

41.5

24.8

Pine/Hardwood

52.9

31.6

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

Private

207

100

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

Year

Standing*

Delivered**

Rank***

2008

6.89

12.55

*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

11,700

4,932

59,318

15,361


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Forest Inventory & Analysis Data 2006 and Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory