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at ’ l B ank T r us t N o. 1107 , 524 N . E . 2d 26 2, 26 7 (Il l . A pp . C t . 19 88 )) . H e r e , th e p o te n tia l p u r c h a s e r s o f te n a n c ie s - in - c o m m o n w o u ldn o t b e f u llt i m e f arm w orkers . T hey w ou l d n otbe re qu i re d t o p er form any s etam ou ntof w ork h o u r s , n e e d n o t e v e n b e c ap ab le o f f a rm lab o r , a n d c o u ldh ir e o th e r s to f u lf ill th e ir i nde t e rm i na t e w ork r e qui r e m e nt s . R e s i de nt i a l bui l di ng on a gr i c ul tur a l orr a nc hi ng l and i n thi s c as e w ou l d n otbe i nci dent al t o agri cul tural ac t i vi ty, and i s there fore note xe m ptf

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pr ot e c t i ng a gr i c ul tur a l a nd r a nc hi ng l a nds a nd ac t i vi t i es , and creat i ng an un i nt ended l oo ph ol e thatw ou l d al l ow w i despre ad resi d en t i al d ev el o p m en to f th o se l an d s.4

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, I n c ., 473 P . 2d 797, 800 ( A r i z . C t . A pp. 1970) . T he s t a tut e s a ti s s ue ha ve be e n c l e a r l yi nt e rpr e t e d i n B raden T ru st an d are n o tam b i g u o u s. AF F I R ME D.