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and Mr. Stan Garvey report that they normally do not harvest a second cutting of hay and it is <br />unusual for them to do so. However, in August 2009, an area of approximately 3.66 acres in the <br />middle Garvey field was cut for hay. This cutting yielded five bales which translates into <br />approximately 2,049 pounds or 1.02 tons per acre. <br />Mr. Preston Carver reports that in 2009 for the Glasier and Meehan properties, they harvested a <br />total of 48 bales round bales of hay which averaged 1,200 pounds per bale. The extent of the <br />area harvested for hay on the Glasier and Meehan property is shown on Map 2.04.3 -1- Land Use <br />Map. Given the areas of these two tracts, the harvested hay yields equaled 1,534 and 2,793 <br />pounds or 0.77 and 1.40 tons per acre of partially air dried material per acre on these two sites. <br />Mr. Carver reported that in 2008, they harvested a total of 55 bales off these two parcels, but <br />could not remember how many bales came off the separate parcels. He expressed the opinion <br />that the harvested hay yields on both the Glasier and Meehan properties had been within a <br />similar range since he first leased these properties in 1984. <br />Land Use Classification under Local Law <br />According to the Montrose County Zoning Resolution and accompanying maps found on the <br />Montrose County website ( http:// www. montrose.co.us/Documentview.aspx ?DID =614 and <br />http:// www. montrose .co.us/Documentview.aspx ?DID =627) all of the lands within the proposed <br />NHN Mine Permit Area fall within the current definition of General Agricultural District "A." <br />According to Colorado taxation law and regulations, the taxation records of lands within <br />Colorado, are to be taxed based upon the methods found in the Assessor's Reference Library, <br />which requires Montrose County to tax all lands based upon the examination of aerial <br />photographs, and NRCS production guidelines where lands are classified based upon <br />productivity and yield. Examination of the Montrose County Assessor's Tax records found at <br />their website located at http: // eagleweb. montrosecounty.net /eagleassessor /taxweb /account jsp ?, <br />reveals that the 320 acres within the Glasier, Meehan and Garvey parcels have been delineated <br />into nine different land uses as shown in Table 2.04.3 -3 New Horizon North Mine Area, <br />Montrose County Assessor's Abstract Codes. <br />Section 2.04.3 <br />Page 10 <br />November 2011 <br />