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100 year flood. The flood prone areas along these two stream segments rarely <br /> ?7, <br /> exceeds 1000 feet and is usually much less. <br /> Soils: Little River Township has generally good soils, suitable for most <br /> kinds of development and land uses. A small area of predominantly heavy clay <br /> soils does occur in the northwestern corner of the township, an extension of <br /> a wide area of such soils in Cedar Grove Township. <br /> Steep Slopes: There are only a few areas with steep slopes (greater than <br /> 15%) in the township. They generally border segments of the north and south <br /> forks of the Little River. <br /> Agriculture <br /> The major agricultural activities in Little River Township are tobacco <br /> Jr <br /> farming, dairying, egg production and swine operations. Eight of Orange County's <br /> estimated fifty commercial dairy farms are in the Township with a total herd of <br /> over 360 milk cows. Four of Orange County's five commercial egg farms are in <br /> Little River Township, having between them over 130,000 layers, One commercial <br /> swine operation exists in the Township with some 300 sows. <br /> Little River contained, as of 1977, 13.4% of the cropland and 10.4% of the <br /> pastureland in Orange County. Combined, this represents 12.3% of the County's <br /> farmland. For comparison the Township represents 11% of the area of Orange <br /> County. <br /> Reported cropland and pastureland (harvested and idle) declined by over <br /> 32% or some 3,400 acres between 1955 and 1977. <br /> 1955 1977 Change 1955-1977 % Change <br /> Cropland .6,997 5,016 -1 ,981 - 28.3% <br /> Pasture 3,695 2,258 -1 ,437 - 38.9% <br /> Total 10,692 7,274 -3,418 - 32.0% <br />