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Yazoo County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 596,600
Acres of Forest: 294,100
Percent of Forest: 49.3

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	27.6	9.4
Hardwood	244	83
Pine/Hardwood	16.8	5.7

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	55	18.6
Private	240	81.2

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

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	2.61	5.24

*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	545	6,832	7,225	18,449