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S OIL & WATER <br />C O R S S R V A T I O !i <br />Orange Soil 8~ Water <br />Conservation District <br />Phone: 919-732-8181, Ext. 2750 <br />Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service <br />Phone: 919-644-1079, Ext. 3 <br />~` <br />PO Box 8181 <br />306 Revere Road <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />9 <br />This report serves to document how the proposed farm qualifies for acceptance into the Voluntary Agricultural <br />Districts in Orange County. <br />1. Two-thirds of the soils on the farm must: <br />a. Be suited for providing food, seed, fiber, forage, timber, and oil seed crops. <br />YES <br />NO % ~_ <br />Continents: <br />b. Have good soil qualities. <br />NO <br />Breakdown of soil classes in percent: <br />Class I -` Classes I, II, III aze primarily used for cropland <br />Class II <br />Class III _.. Classes III-VI aze generally best suited for pasture <br />Class IV / ~a or woodland. <br />Class V <br />Class VI <br />Class VIII ~ Class VIII generally unsuited for agricultural use. <br />Comments: <br />c. Be favorable for all major crops common to Orange County. Major crops aze corn, tobacco, small <br />grain, pasture, and loblolly pines. <br />~~ % favorable ~S % unfavorable <br />