Show how to measure rt an acre nAcre few far farmers know the size of their fields or how many acres they contain though it is desirable at all times and sometimes necessary that they should an exchange referring to tins this matter c saya cyz A measuring cord should bo be part of ehe furniture on oil every f farm arm to malic make one pr procure sixty sixty seven feet of strong rope one inch round make a loop or fasten a ring on a bar at each end an and d make these precisely sixty six feet apart th 13 four rods then ti tie a piece of red rd r rag in the center ono one acre of grouf will be a piece four of odthe the cords chains long ion and two and one half wide equal to sixteen by ten rods making square rods to one acre the advantage of the ring or loo loop is that one person can measure a alone one by driving a stake in the ground to hold the rope while lio lie stretches it ii out the rope should be soaked in im tar and dried which will prevent it from shrinking when wet |