Agenda - 03-08-1993 - III-L; VAD - Hughes

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2 2 . Be certified by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture as being a farm on which at least two-thirds of the land is composed of soils that: a. Are best suited for providing food, seed, fiber, forage, timber, and oil seed crops; b. Have good soil qualities; c. Are favorable for all major crops common to Orange County; d. Have a favorable growing season; and e. Receive the available moisture needed to produce high yields for an average of eight (8) out of ten (10) years; OR be one on which at least two-thirds of the land has been actively used in agricultural, horticultural or forestry operations as defined in the N.C. General Statutes, Section 105-277 . 2 (1, 2 , and 3) , during each of the five (5) previous years, measured from the date on which the determination must be made as to whether the land in question qualifies. 3 . Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance with the Soil Conservation Service defined erosion-control practices as specified in the 1985 Food Security Act. The Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Office and the Tax Supervisor have provided memoranda which indicate that the Hughes property complies with the above requirements. In addition, the property is comprised of two tracts, totaling 80. 04 acres. Thus, the acreage requirement of Section V.B. 1.a. is satisfied, since the farm consists of two or more tracts containing a combined total of at least 80 acres. At its February 17, 1993 meeting, the Agricultural Districts Advisory Board voted unanimously to certify the Hughes property as qualifying farmland and recommend it for designation as a voluntary agricultural district. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the property of Claude L. Hughes, Jr. be designated as a voluntary agricultural district.