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f <br /> 2 <br /> C. Are favorable for all major crops common to Orange County; <br /> d. Have a favorable growing season; <br /> e. Receive the available moisture needed to produce high yields for an <br /> average of eight(8)out of ten(10)years; <br /> OR be one on which at least two-thirds of the land has been actively used in <br /> agricultural, horticultural or forestry operations as defined in the N.C. General <br /> Statutes, Section 105-277.2 (1,2, and 3), during each of the five (5) previous <br /> years, measured from the date on which the determination must be made as to <br /> whether the land in question qualifies. <br /> 3. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance with the <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service defined erosion-control practices as <br /> specified in the 1985 Food Security Act. <br /> The Orange Soil and Water Conservation District Office and the Tax Supervisor have <br /> provided memoranda which indicate that the Mapleview Farm complies with the above <br /> requirements (see Attachment #3). In addition, the Mapleview Farm is comprised of one <br /> tract, totaling 364.75 acres. Thus, the acreage requirement of Section V.B.I.a. is <br /> satisfied, since the farm consists of at least 80 contiguous acres. <br /> At its November 20, 1996 meeting, the Agricultural Districts Advisory Board voted <br /> unanimously to approve the certification of Mapleview Farm as qualifying farmland and <br /> recommend its designation as a voluntary agricultural district (see Attachment#6). <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that Mapleview Farm, the property of Robert P. Nutter, <br /> be certified as qualifying farmland and designated as a voluntary agricultural district. <br />