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.' .. ..� Soil Sury Land Ciassifiratien and into <br />_..__I. ........ <br />G22 - I�a part n2� .. P _ ......... .. <br />� an V rprc:ati�e Groups <br />{ii) Has a mnismre supply that is adequate for the specific crop, The supply is from stoned <br />moisture, prec.ipitatiorl, or a developed irr system . <br />(iii) Combines favorable factors of soil quality, growing season, mmperature, hurriidity, all <br />drainage, elevation, aspen, or other zonditions, such as nearness to market, that favor the <br />growth of a specific food or fiber crap. <br />(c) Additional fazrnland of statewide importance_ <br />This is land, in addition to prime and unique farmlands, that is of statewide importance for the <br />production of food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed crops. Criteria for defining and delineating this land are <br />to be determined by the appropriate state agency or agencies. Generally, additional farmlands of statewide <br />importance include those that are nearly prime farrrdaad and that produce high yields of crops in an <br />economic manner when treated and managed amording to acceptable farming methods. Some may produce <br />as high a yield as prime farmlands if conditions are favorable. In some states, additional farmlands of <br />statewide importance m2y include tracts of land that have bean desigmLed for agriculture by state law. <br />(d) Additional farmland of local importance. <br />In some local areas there is a need for certain additional farmlands for the production of food, feed, <br />fiber, forage, and oilseed crops, even though these lands are not identified as having national or statewide <br />importance. Where appropriate, these lands are to be identified by the local agency or agencies concerned. <br />In places, additional farmlands of local . importance may include tracts of land that have been designated for <br />agriculture by local ordir mce. <br />(430- VGNSSH, Nov, 1993) <br />