1 Mar., 1899.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 235 
F To find the roods, multiply the decimals (not the 2) by 4, and cut off five 
gures— 
; (2.) ‘90500 x 4 = 3°62000; or 3 roods and a fraction. 
To find the perches, multiply the decimal figures by 40, and cut off the 
five decimals— 
(3.) ‘62000 x 40 = 24°80000 ; or 24 perches and a fraction. 
If the square yards are required, multiply by 80°75, and cut off seven 
figures— 
. (24) *80000 x 30:75 == 9:2250000 ; or 9 square yards, 
And for the square feet, multiply the decimals by 9, and cut off seven 
figures— 
(9.) *2250000 x 9 = 2°0250000; or 2 square feet. 
Thus we have found our field to contain— 
2 acres 8 roods 24 perches 2 square feet. 
Now, let us take the case of a town allotment: The diagram gives us, as 
the length of the respective four sides—1°70 (1y5), 140 (12), 1:10 (1,4), 
and ‘80 (*) chains. ‘ 
Working the sum out in the same manner as before, we get— 
B 
10 ; 
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S 
o 
D “80 C 
A B+ OD = 2:20; divided by 2 = 1°10. 
AD + BC = 2°80; divided by 2 = 1:40. 
1:10 x 1:40 = ‘15400 (five figures being cut off). 
Thus our land is seen to be less than an acre. 
Multiply by 4 for the roods, if any— 
15400 x 4 = °61600. 
The land,*therefore, does not contain 1 rood. 
Multiply by 40 for the perches— 
‘61600 x 40 = 24°64000 = 24 perches and a fraction. 
Multiply by 30°75 for square yards— 
64000 x 30°75 = 19°68; or 19 square yards. 
As square feet may be valuable in a city allotment, we go further and 
multiply the decimal ‘68 by 9— 
“68 x 9 = 612; or 6 square feet. 
Our allotment is thus found to contain— 
24 perches 19 square yards 6 square feet. 
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