for Gardeners, &:c. 12 j 



J?i eajy Way of dividing hands. 



Admit the following Figure, A B C D E, 

 ^Fig. 8 in the next Plate) contains 46 Acres, 

 :o be divided in Halves between two Men, by 

 a Line proceeding from A. Draw, firft, a 

 Line, by Guefs, tnro' the Figure, as the Line 

 A F 5 then caft up the Content of either Half^ 

 and fee what it wants, or what it is more thaa 

 lHc true Half (hould be 5 as for Fxample, I 

 :aft up the Content of A E G, and find it to 

 oe but 15 Acres, whereas the true Hnlf is 25 

 Acres 5 8 Acres being in the Part A B C D G 

 iiore A E G 5 therefore J make a Triangle, 

 :ontaining 8 Acres, and add to it A E G, as 

 :he Triangle A G I, then the Line A I parts 

 "he Figures into equal Halves. 



But more plainly how to make this Trian- 

 gle 5 meafure, firft, the Line A G, which is 

 23 Chains 60 Links 5 double the 8 Acres, 

 they make 16^ 10 which add five Cyphers, to 

 turn them into Chains and Link?, and (hen 

 they make 16000005 which divide by AG 

 2560, the Quotient is 6 Chains 77 Links. 

 For the Perpendicular, H I, take from your 

 Scale 6 Chains 77 Links, and fet it fo from 

 the Bafe A G F, that the End of the Per pen ^ 

 dicular may jufl touch the Line E D, whicli 

 will be at I. Then draw the Line A 1, which 

 makes the Triangle A G I juft 8 Acres, and 

 divides the whole Figure, as defir'd. 



If it had been required to have fet off the 

 Perpendicular the other Way, you muft ftili 



have 



