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d. Have favorable growing season. (YES) '~ <br />10 <br />The growing season for Orange County is approximately 200 days. It begins in approximately the <br />second week of April and runs until about the last week in October. This response will be consistent <br />for all farms in Orange County. <br />€.. F~t;c.~;i~r£~ tis~: av°ailai~le ~nc?isture neecjecf tc~ procii2ce l~igl~ yields fir an ar%era~,e of $ to l 0 years. S~'ES) <br />Orange County receives approximately 42-45 inches of rainfall annually. This response will be <br />consistent for all farms in Orange County. <br />OR <br />At least two-thirds of the land has been actively used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry operations as <br />defined in the NC General Statutes, Section 105-277.2 (1,2, and 3) during each of the five previous years, <br />measured from the date on which the determination must be made as to whether the land in question qualifies. <br />Acres in cropland --f=-- / s ~~t~~ ~ ,~~ ~~ <br />Acres in forestland ~_ `~" <br />Acres in homestead, <br />farmstead or other <br />related use S <br />Total TRACT acres ~_ (~!-~~~ `~°~ <br />Greater than two-thirds in designated uses. <br />Yes ~~ <br />No % S' <br />Comments: <br />1. Farm must be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance with the USDA Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) defined erosion-control practices as specified in the 1985 Food <br />Security Act as amended. <br />Plan on file in NRCS Office YES / NO <br />if I`~lt), plan rrili lie required b~;f~~re acceptance into the. l~'~luntan t'~gricultttral L?istricts 1'rt~grarri. <br />Comments: <br />'~~ ~ ocx~ S ~ ~ W o Y~ w i ~ a.~. d~ ~aured~ cam. <br />Coy-, ~~v v~--{-' ~,n -~- ~.~,._1 fz~,- o~~~.f'~"""'~ ~ ~`zrs . ..Q-~.C ~~ c-'~'7~nr'~Q <br />~ ~ee ~s ~ns . ~~Q-~ ca~r- se.+-,.~Q~'ayc_. ~- rrn.. / <br />~a-~-e ~ k.e~ <br />