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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 mean:, 



Table of Linear Measure. 



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



3 feet " 1 yard (yd.) 



5Y 2 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 53^ 16J^ 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.) 



30M " 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 





1 



30M 



272)4 



39204 







1 



9 

 1 



1296 

 144 



