How do you measure an acre?

Because of the 5 acres in production formula one may also need to know how much of the 5.9 acres given can be put into production. If the property is long and narrow and has the length of it along a roadway part of the 5.9 acres may actually be road rights of way that in reality you have no access to at all for production.

As an example my property is 16.3 acres but I only have 15.9 that I can use and my long narrow property has the narrow side against the county road.

A football field, not including the end zones, is roughly 1 acre, 300' X 150' = 45,000 sq.ft. I use this as a gauge when "eye balling" acrage & can get a very close estimate. Of coarse, originally, an acre was considered the amount of land 1 man, with 1 horse, could plow in 1 day.

To figure the total acrage of your land, if its a even square or rectangle. Measure the lenth & the width in feet. Then multiply the lenth X width = XXXXXXX. Then divide XXXXXXX with 43,560 = your total acres.

Surely not! In the book, "The Wolfling" by Sterling North, the 12-YO boy was expected to plow 12 acres a day, while his father plowed 20. Each had one mule or horse.

Ask at the courthouse for a plat map.

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Alice
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We used Google Earth to get a rough measurement. Click on the ruler at the top, set it to line, and your measurements in feet. Click the starting point, move your mouse to the end point (a line will appear) then click at the end point, and the distance will show up on the ruler toolbar. You just clear it to begin the next measurement. We have found it to be very useful. Plus it's just really cool to be able to see an aerial photograph of your property.

OK I'm wondering more about the farm assessments than the acerage..does this mean if i have a large part of my property planted to fruit trees, bushes, food crops etc..that I can apply for a farm assessment that will lower my taxes??...duh..i've had my land like that for 38 years !!! and have never known this?