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Farmland Classification — Cabarrus County, North Carolina <br />Farmland Classification <br />5577197530 <br />Farmland Classification— Summary by Map Unit— Cabarrus County, North Carolina (NCO25) <br />Map unit symbol <br />Map unit name <br />Rating <br />Acres in AO <br />Percent of AOI <br />BaB <br />Badin channery silt loam, 2 <br />Farmland of statewide importance <br />13.8 <br />40.3% <br />to 8 percent slopes <br />BaD <br />Badin channery silt loam, 8 <br />Farmland of statewide importance <br />7.3 <br />21.3% <br />to 15 percent slopes <br />EnB <br />Enon sandy loam, 2 to 8 <br />All areas are prime farmland <br />12.3 <br />36.0% <br />percent slopes <br />GoC <br />Goldston very channery silt <br />Not prime farmland <br />0.8 <br />2.4% <br />loam, 4 to 15 percent <br />slopes <br />Totals for Area of Interest <br />34.2 <br />100.0% <br />Description <br />Farmland classification identifies map units as prime farmland, farmland of <br />statewide importance, farmland of local importance, or unique farmland. It identifies <br />the location and extent of the soils that are best suited to food, feed, fiber, forage, <br />and oilseed crops. NRCS policy and procedures on prime and unique farmlands <br />are published in the "Federal Register," Vol. 43, No. 21, January 31, 1978. <br />Rating Options <br />Aggregation Method: No Aggregation Necessary <br />Tie -break Rule: Lower <br />USDA Natural Resources <br />am Conservation Service <br />Web Soil Survey <br />National Cooperative Soil Survey <br />11/18/2011 <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />K-M Page 284 <br />