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Dimensions of One Acre of Land. 

 A piece of ground 5 yards by 968 yards. 

 A piece of ground 10 yards by 484 yards. 

 A piece of ground 20 yards by 242 yards. 

 A piece of ground 40 yards by 121 yards. 

 A piece of ground 70 yards by 69^ yards. 

 A piece of ground 80 yards by 60 yards. 

 A piece of ground 60 feet by 726 feet. 

 A piece of ground 110 feet by 396 feet. 

 A piece of ground 120 feet by 363 feet. 

 A piece of ground 220 feet by 197^ feet. 

 A piece of ground 240 feet by 181 feet. 

 A piece of ground 440 feet by 99 feet. 



Capacity of Cisterns for each Twelve Inches in Depth. 

 25 ft. in diameter holds 3,672 gal. 9 ft. in diameter holds 476 gal. 

 20 " 2,350 " 8 " " 376 " 



15 " " 1,322 " 7 " " 288 " 



12 " " 846 " 6 " 211 " 



10 " " 587 " 5 147 " 



A measuring cord should be part of the furniture on 

 every farm. To make one, procure sixty-seven feet of 

 strong rope, one inch round ; make a loop or fasten a ring 

 or bar at each end, and make these precisely sixty-six feet 

 apart ; this is four rods. Then tie a piece of red rag in 

 the center. One acre of ground will be a piece four of 

 the cords (chains) long and two and a half wide, equal to 

 sixteen by ten rods, making one hundred and sixty square 

 rods to one acre. The advantage of the ring or loop is 

 that one person can measure alone by driving a stake in 

 the ground to hold the rope while he stretches it out. 

 The rope should be soaked in tar and dried, which will 

 prevent it from shrinking when wet. 



