This section is from the book "Real Estate Principles And Practices", by Philip A. Benson, Nelson L. North. Also available from Amazon: Real Estate Principles and Practices.
12 inches (in.) | make | 1 | foot, marked.................................. | ft. |
3 feet | ,, | 1 | yard, marked.................................. | yd. |
5 1/2 yard or 16 1/2 feet | ,, | 1 | rod, marked................................... | rd. |
40 rods | ,, | 1 | furlong, marked............................ | fur. |
8 furlongs or 320 rods | ,, | 1 | statute mile, marked..................... | mi. |
TABLE OF SQUARE MEASURE
144 square inches (sq. in.) | make | 1 | square foot, marked................. | sq. ft |
9 square feet | ,, | 1 | square yard, marked........ | sq. yd. |
30 1/4 square yards | ,, | 1 | square rod, marked.................. | sq. rd. |
40 square rods | ,, | 1 | rood, marked........................... | R. |
4 roods | ,, | 1 | acre, marked............................ | A. |
640 acres | ,, | 1 | square mile, marked........ | sq. mi. |
TABLE OF SURVEYOR's LINEAR MEASURE
7.92 inches (in.) | make | 1 | link .......................... | I. |
25 links | ,, | 1 | rod............................................................. | rd. |
4 rods or 66 feet | ,, | 1 | chain........................................................... | ch. |
80 chains | ,, | 1 | mile............................................................. | mi. |
TABLE OF SURVEYOR's SQUARE MEASURE
625 | square links (sq. 1.) | make | 1 | pole.................................................. | P. |
16 | poles | ,, | 1 | square chain.................................... | sq. ch. |
10 | square chains | ,, | 1 | acre................................................. | A. |
640 | acres | ,, | 1 | square mile..................................... | sq. mi. |
36 | square miles (6 mi..square | ,, | 1 | township......................................... | Tp. |
 
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