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  • A study of nonfarm dwellings in an exclusive farm use zone

    Creator:
    McDonough, Mary
    Abstract:
    The proliferation of nonfarm residential dwellings into agricultural areas is a prominent factor in the loss of agricultural land. In Oregon, permits for nonfarm dwellings in an agricultural zone must meet certain state criteria. The criteria contain vague phrases which are open to interpretation. Decision makers apply soil criteria as...
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    the Local Level." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 32(3) :118-122. Linn County, Oregon

  • Conversion or retention of agricultural land? A Marion County, Oregon example

    Creator:
    Tillson, Gregory D.
    Abstract:
    Marion County had a 1976 cash receipt from all farm products amounting to $110,429,000. Much of this farm value was produced on the county's 410,350 acres of class I through IV soils. These soils, regardless of productivity, also have potential for a variety of other non-farm uses. It is this...
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    land need to emphasize compatibility with over- all environmental enhancement." Many of the above