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42 assigned the highest weight, not to exceed 10. Other factors are then assigned weights depending upon their relative importance in relation to all factors selected. As shown in Table 12, Column 1 lists the site- assessment factors selected for use in the LESA system. Column 2 shows the maximum value assigned for each factor as determined in the preceding section. Column 3 indicates the weight assigned to each factor as determined by averaging the individual weights assigned by each member of the Agricultural Districts Advisory Board. In Table 12, the percent of area in agriculture or forest use and the location of a farm in a protected watershed were judged to be the most important factors. Column 4 shows the product of the points for each factor (Column 2) tames the weight assigned each factor (Column 3). The sum of these values is 820 or the total maximum points for site assessment. The maximum relative value for the land evaluation part of LESA, including both cropland and forest land, is 200. Thus, without adjustment, the ratio of maximum site - assessment points to maximum land - evaluation points would be 820:200 or approximately 4:1. This relationship would heavily emphasize site assessment at the expense of land evaluation. In LESA systems evaluated nationwide by the Soil Conservation Service, a ratio of 2 :1; e.g., 2 for site assessment and 1 for land evaluation, has provided the best results. A weight adjustment must therefore be made to obtain a 2:1 ratio in Table 12. Column 5 shows the adjusted weights needed to produce a maximum point total of 400 and achieve a ratio of 820:400 or 2:1. The adjusted weights are determined by dividing 400 by 820 to produce an adjustment factor of 0.49, then multiplying the original assigned weight for each site - assessment factor by 0.49; e.g., 0.49 x 10 = 4.9 for factors 1 and 10. The adjusted weight values retain the relative importance assigned to each factor, but limit the maximum points to 400 for the site - assessment part of the system. Column 6 shows the adjusted maximum points for each factor when the maximum number of points per factor (Column 2) is multiplied by the adjusted weight (Column 5). APPLICATION:: To - 1-13zstrate the application of the site - assessment procedure, the farms of the Agricultural Distracts Advisory Board members were evaluated. The results of the evaluations are shown on Tables 13A -13E. The calculations performed are similar to those required in Table 12. The points assigned for each factor (Column 5) are multiplied by the adjusted weight in Column 3. The total site points (Column 6) derived for each factor are then totaled to obtain a final site assessment score. Based on the calculations shown on Tables 13A -13E, the Rogers farm (302.5) ranked highest for acquisition of development rights, followed by the Walters (294.8), Nutter (281.5), Strayhorn (188.0) and Hogan (162.0) farms.