Table 3.8—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in Mississippi, selected years 1952-85, with projections to 2030! 
Thousand acres 
Year Projections 
Ownership and 
forest management type 1952 1962 1970 1977 1985 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 
National forest 
Pine plantations 79 123 101 80 99 126 196 241 275 302 
Natural pine 436 460 525 519 378 354 266 233 218 208 
Mixed pine-hardwoods 288 241 228 252 283 279 311 310 303 296 
Upland hardwoods 108 145 133 143 161 173 183 185 182 178 
Bottomland hardwoods 125 140 132 129 132 123 104 94 88 84 
Total 1,036 1,109 1,119 1,123 1,053 1,055 1,060 1,063 1,067 1,068 
Other public 
Pine plantations 10 17 24 28 39 42 54 62 69 74 
Natural pine 217 197 225 174 141 156 161 156 152 148 
Mixed pine-hardwoods 177 124 126 118 148 127, 114 108 105 104 
Upland hardwoods 68 76 1 69 85 89 94 96 96 96 
Bottomland hardwoods 211 197 201 166 191 199 210 211 211 211 
Total 683 611 651 555 604 613 633 633 633 633 
Forest industry” 
Pine plantations 78 208 348 482 977 1,235 A838 t> 24 DOSAGE B49 
Natural pine 851 883 927 843 651 566 339 251 222 213 
Mixed pine-hardwoods 670 534 543 689 633 503 305 271 267 261 
Upland hardwoods 358 456 450 562 513 495 429 383 357 342 
Bottomland hardwoods 564 601 617 719 786 781 713 638 581 543 
Total 2,521 2,682 2,885 3,295 3,560 3,580 3,624 3,657 3,681 3,702 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Pine plantations @) () () 243 215 296 489 585 622 625 
Natural pine C) @) () 1,022 905 940 904 820 740 665 
Mixed pine—hardwoods (?) C) C) 973 862 683 456 387 333 290 
Upland hardwoods @) (°) o) 1,558 1,379 1,261 1,130 = 1,003 892 785 
Bottomland hardwoods (?) (?) () 1,071 948 950 873 7719 683 593 
Total (3) (?) () AS6T “473099. 451291 3,852) - 3,574 3.270) 22957 
Corporate 
Pine plantations ©) () (?) 15 86 125 245 329 395 444 
Natural pine @) ©) (;) 76 130 177 180 187 198 207 
Mixed pine-hardwoods () (?) @) 76 130 126 116 125 131 134 
Upland hardwoods (>) () (?) 125 185 210 DAG 230 248 2G 
Bottomland hardwoods (*) (°) () 88 120 169 206 223 235 
Total C) ©) ©) 380 651 808 964 ~—-1,094 1,207 1,293 
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