Acres
|
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land. One international acre is equal to 4046.8564224 square metres. The acre is related to the square mile, with 640 acres making up one square mile. One mile is 5280 feet (1760 yards). Divisions of land area were typically based on the square mile, and fractions thereof. If the square mile is divided into quarters, each quarter has a side length of ⁄2 mile (880 yards) and is ⁄4 square mile in area, or 160 acres. These subunits would typically then again be divided into quarters, with each side being ⁄4 mile long, and being ⁄16 of a square mile in area, or 40 acres. In the United States, farmland was typically divided as such, and the phrase "the back 40" would refer to the 40 acre parcel to the back of the farm. Most of the US midwest is on square mile grids for surveying purposes. One acre comprises 4,840 square yards, 43,560 square feet or about 4,047 square metres (0.405 hectares) (see below). While all modern variants of the acre contain 4,840 square yards, there are alternative definitions of a yard, so the exact size of an acre depends on which yard it is based on. Originally, an acre was understood as a selion of land sized at one furlong (660 ft) long and one chain (66 ft) wide; this may have also been understood as an approximation of the amount of land an ox could plough in one day. A square enclosing one acre is approximately 69.57 yards, or 208 feet 9 inches (63.63 metres) on a side. As a unit of measure, an acre has no prescribed shape; any perimeter enclosing 43,560 square feet is an acre in size. The acre is often used to express areas of land in the United States and in countries where the Imperial System is still in use. As of 2010, the acre is not used officially in the United Kingdom. In the metric system, the hectare is commonly used for the same purpose. An acre is approximately 40% of a hectare. Perhaps the easiest way to envisage an acre is as a rectangle measuring 88 yards by 55 yards (⁄10 of 880 yards by ⁄16 of 880 yards), approximately the size of a standard American football field. To be more exact, one acre is 90.75 percent of a 100 yards (91.44 metres) long by 53.33 yards (48.76 metres) wide American football field (without the end zones). The full field, including the end zones, covers approximately 1.32 acres (0.53 ha). The acre is also approximately 56.68 percent of a 105 metres (344.49 feet) long by 68 metres (223.10 feet) wide Association football (soccer) pitch. It may also be remembered as 44,000 square feet, less 1%; or as the product of 66 × 660. The area of one acre (red) overlaid on an American football field (green) and Association football (soccer) pitch (blue).From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Nounacres
From Wiktionary under the
GNU Free Documentation License Matching Results for Acres:Vic MizzyVic Mizzy (9 January 1916 – 17 October 2009) was an American ... Green Acres is the place to be; Farm living is the life for me. Theme song, Green Acres ... Russell Conwell Russell H. Conwell (February 15, 1843 – December 6, 1925) was an American Baptist minister who was the ... He delivered the lecture Acres of Diamonds thousands of times in the ... Georgia O'Keeffe Anita, I have just come the comforting conclusion that I'll have to paint acres and acres of water color landscapes before I will look for even a passably fair one. ... From Wikiquote under the
GNU Free Documentation License ) patriciafauregallery.com 1000px x 750px | 160.10kB [source page] Rev Ethan Acres D D Family Meeting 1996 Digital Print 33 x 29 Rev Ethan Acres D D Nye County Revelation 1999 Oil on Panel 18 x 24 SOLD ) gccdd.dst.tx.us 900px x 1200px | 259.30kB [source page] Galveston County line off F M 2351 Fifteen of 40 surface acres have been excavated and at completion the facility will store over 100 acre feet of storm water Chigger Creek Watershed Regional Detention Facility An offline storm water detention facility to ease flooding of the Chigger Creek watershed is in From Google Image Search: "acres" 35 sec. www.youtube.com Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:22:28 PDT Cunnin Lynguists - Dirty Acres - Fall 2007 From Google Video Search: "acres" How many acres do you need to have peace and quiet from everyone? Q. How many acres are needed, and how many feet do you need to be form the road and nearest home to have peace and quiet on your own propery. Peace and quiet so you can't see or hear what is going on outside your own property. What percentage of woods to open land is ideal to achieve this? Asked by jumpingrightin - Wed Apr 11 04:24:11 2007 - Renting & Real Estate - 4 Answers - Comments A. I'm on 5 acres in a cul de sac with the house set well back (150 ft) from the street in a quiet acreage development. The property has lots of trees as well as open space. I'd say 1/2 and 1/2, treed to open space. I find it very peaceful and quiet. No traffic, no people, apart from the neighbours on one side and they're quiet too. Answered by BundyGil - Wed Apr 11 04:28:28 2007 Why are my 7 acres of pumpkins wilting?
Q. We have 20 acres of pumpkins doing great in one of our feilds. But our other feild of 7 acres of pumpkins are wilting. They are pretty early and have not even begun to flower yet. We cannot find any sign of bugs, beetles, or powdery mildew. We are doing the exact same watering as in the other feild. Does anyone know what might be causing this? Is it possible that something is wrong with the soil in this particular feild? Should we hurry and fertalize? Any advice would be very appreciated! Asked by Ashley LaLa - Tue Jul 15 16:42:48 2008 - Garden & Landscape - 5 Answers - Comments A. Contact your soil conservation district, run by the state university. But don't wait, do it as soon as possible. They should give you needed information. That is their job providing information for farmers. Good luck on your crop. Answered by ROBERT S - Tue Jul 15 17:06:38 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "acres" |
philly.com Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:04:11 GMT+00:00 Philadelphia Inquirer Home construction on the property is already restricted through Pinelands-conservation rules, and the majority of the 78 acres are classified as wetlands ... allegannews.com Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:10:05 GMT+00:00 Commercial Record Should the City of Saugatuck pay $1000 to acquire 3.48 wooded acres next to the Peterson Preserve, agreeing to keep it natural and ... From Google News Search: "acres" companiestoworkfor.posterous.com unknown Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:53:00 GMT In 2005, the world's largest retailer helped launch a program to conserve one . acre. of wildlife habitat in the U.S. for every . acre. it develops for commercial use, with a final goal of preserve 138000 . acres. by 2015. ... People. Planet. Profit  tracysfarm.blogspot.com SWEETHEARTS MOM Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:03:00 GMT PEACEFUL . ACRES. . Fighting the fight of debt...trying to work a farm alone...a deep desire to be self sufficient but don't know how to overcome myself. Monday, December 20, 2010. gotta love a boys sense of style ... PEACEFUL ACRES From Google Blog Search: "acres" lehigh-acres.net Every day updated list of lots for sale in Lehigh Acres. No any other list is more current than this one. Presented by Realtor Marlene Methling. www.lehigh-acres.net/ searchforancestors.com Find the meaning and origin of the Acres surname / last name in this family name dictionary with family history & genealogy resources. www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/a/acres.php From Web Search: "acres"  @ Vitacost.com Store: Vitacost.com Price: $61.14 USD • Compare Prices ► Condition: new Certified Organic Low Sodium Pasta Sauce Tomato And Basil -- 25.5 fl oz Each / Pack of 12. Classic pasta sauce made in Italian tradition - and that means organic. Natural sea salt, only less of it. But the same amount of organic tastiness.  @ The Home Depot Store: The Home Depot Price: $149.00 USD • Compare Prices ► Condition: new Shop for Black Friday is Back at The Home Depot. Printed on the same machines that manufacture one of the world's leading brands of printed commercial carpet, these printed rugs are extremely durable and vibrant. This technology allows the use of multiple colors to create a rug that is wonderfully designed and applicable to almost any room in your home. From Google Product Search: "acres" |