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The Gunter's chain has been used on all United States 

 land surveys; and in deeds of conveyance and other legal 

 documents, when the word chain is used, the Gunter's 

 chain of 66 feet is meanio 



Table of Linear Measure. 



12 inches (in. or ") make 1 foot (ft. or ) 



3 feet " 1 yard (yd.) 



5^ yards or 163^ feet " 1 rod (rd.) 



320 rods " 1 mile (mi.) 



Equivalent Table 



Mi. Rd. Yd. Ft. In. 



1 320 1760 5280 63360 



1 5 1 A 16>6 198 



1 3 36 



1 12 

 Table of Gunter's Chain Measure. 



7.92 inches (in. or ") make 1 link (li.) 



100 links " 1 chain (ch.) 



80 chains " 1 mile (mi.) 



Equivalent Table 



Mi. Ch. Li. In. 



1 80 8000 63360 



1 100 792 



1 7.92 



Table of Surface Measure. 



144 square inches (sq. in.) make 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 



9 " feet " 1 " yard (sq. yd.) 



30K " yards " 1 " rod (sq. rd.) 



160 " rods " 1 acre 



Equivalent Table 



A. Sq. rd. Sq. yd. Sq. ft. Sq. in. 



1 160 4840 43560 6272640 



27234 39204 



9 1296 



1 144 



