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e N The soils are rated as "prime farmland" as defined by the USDA. The primary soil according to the Dane County Soil Survey is Troxel silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes (TrB) . This soil is in drainageways and small draws. Areas of this soil are elongated tracts 3 to 35 acres in size. This soil is suited to row crops, small grain, and hay. It is subject to frequent flooding of short duration. The hazard of erosion is moderate. Gullying Is especially difficult to control . The main concerns of management are control of flooding and erosion and maintenance of the organic matter content and tilth of the surface layer . Capability unit Ile- 5; woodland suitability group 201 . 2. The site is 16 acres in size; however , it is part of a 180- acre farm. Sixteen acres is not small as a farm field in this area. • The smaller residential parcels to the north were divided prior to plan adoption by a separate owner . A crop was raised there in the last growing season, so it is not inaccessible to farm machinery. 3. There are no farm buildings in the immediate area to cause use conflicts, but the proposal does remove a usable field from the farm. 4. With the soil conditions and crop history, the land is workable. 5. The parcel fronts on an existing town road and safe access is not an issue. 6. The proposal primarily removes productive farmland, but does not destroy other important natural features. 7. The policy requires all policy criteria to be met . This proposal conflicts with three major criteria: - It is productive farmland and a major objective of the plan is to preserve productive farmland for continued agricultural use. - This is a separate field, but it is large enough for cropping. - The land is "workable" with "prime farmland" soils and a corn crop raised in the past growing season. Thus, there are major conflicts with adopted Farmland Preservation Plan policies. 2