TABLE V. 



SHOWING THE LENGTHS AND BREADTHS WHICH GIVE THE AREA 

 OP AN ACRE. 



THIS Table shows the breadths which make an acre, of any field 

 or piece of land of a rectangular figure, from 6 inches to 2200 

 yards in length ; the lengths rising by inches to 36 inches, then 

 by 6 inches to 12 feet or 4 yards, thence by yards to 500, and 

 thence by 100 yards to 2200 yards. Tn the first column on the 

 left headed length, are to be found the various lengths rising in 

 succession ; and in the adjoining columns headed breadth, opposite 

 each several length, stands the breadth, or width, which makes 

 an acre, in yards, feet, and inches. 



EXAMPLE. In a rectangular field, the length of whose side is 

 345 yards, what breadth is required to make an acre ? 



Look in the column headed length, for 345 yards, opposite 

 which, in the column adjoining headed breadth, stands 14 yards, 

 1 inch, the breadth required to make an acre. 



Any required number of acres may be set off from the side of a 

 rectangular field, by first finding from the Table the breadth 

 required for 1 acre, and then multiplying that breadth by the 

 number of acres to be set off. If there are roods or poles in the 

 quantity required to be set off, take a proportional part of the 

 acre for these, which add to the breadth already found. 



EXAMPLE. What breadth of a rectangular field, the side of 

 which is 198 yards in length, is required to contain a portion 

 measuring 3 acres, 1 rood, 5 poles ? 



Find in the Table 198 yards the length, 

 Opposite which, stands the breadth Yd. Ft. In. 

 for 1 acre = . . . 24 1 4 



This multiplied by ... 3 



Gives the breadth for 3 acres, =r . 73 1 



To which add for 1 rood, one-fourth of 



breadth for 1 acre = . .604 



And for 5 poles, one-eighth of the 



breadth for 1 rood = . 2 3J 



Breadth required = . . 80 7} 



