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K <br />2. Be certified by the Soil Conservation Service <br />of the United States Department of Agriculture <br />as being a farm on which at least two - thirds of <br />the land is composed of soils that: <br />a. Are best suited for providing food, seed, <br />fiber, forage, timber, and oil seed crops; <br />b. Have good soil qualities; <br />C* Are favorable for all major crops common <br />to Orange County; <br />d. Have a favorable growing season; and <br />e. Receive the available moisture needed to <br />produce high yields for an average of <br />eight (8) out of ten (10) years; <br />OR be one on which at least two- thirds of the <br />land has been actively used in agricultural, <br />horticultural or forestry operations as defined <br />in the N.C. General Statutes, Section 105 -277.2 <br />(1,2, and 3), during each of the five (5) <br />previous years, measured from the date on which <br />the determination must be made as to whether <br />the land in question qualifies. <br />3. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on <br />the farm, in accordance with the Soil <br />Conservation Service defined erosion- control <br />practices as specified in the 1985 Food <br />Security Act. <br />The Orange Soil & Water Conservation District Office <br />and the Tax Supervisor have provided memoranda <br />which indicate that the Crutchfield property <br />complies with the above requirements. in addition, <br />the property is comprised of one tract, totaling 684 <br />acres. Thus, the acreage requirement of Section <br />V.B.1.a. is satisfied, since the farm consists of <br />one tract containing at least 155 acres. <br />At its July 8, 1992 meeting, the Agricultural <br />Districts Advisory Board voted unanimously to <br />approve the certification of the Crutchfield <br />property as qualifying farmland and recommend its <br />designation as a voluntary agricultural district. <br />At the same meeting, the Advisory Board unanimously <br />approved the form and content of a draft <br />Conservation Agreement for use by all designated <br />districts. Section IV.D.1. of the Voluntary Farmland <br />Preservation Program Ordinance authorizes the <br />Agricultural Districts Advisory Board to review and <br />approve the form of the conservation agreement. <br />