dennis52
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- Jan 27, 2011
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- Queensland Australia
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- Kioti DS4510HS , Kubota B7100
After reading a lot of posts about calculating degree of slopes it occurred to me that this might be the place to provide some opinions about the measure of acreage.
Now my understanding is that the acreage on your property is what is called aerial acreage ; ie measured from looking straight down from above.
When people ask me about my farm I always joke that it is a big 25 acres and to work, it feels more like 30 acres.
I have about a third of steep land, a third of sloping and the rest is flat.
In this mix I have 2 twisting creeks, gullies and hollows.
I appreciate that sloping acres and creeks are harder and more time consuming work than flat pastures ( It feels bigger)
However is it actually true that a sloping acre can be more than the measure indicated on the title deed?
Now my understanding is that the acreage on your property is what is called aerial acreage ; ie measured from looking straight down from above.
When people ask me about my farm I always joke that it is a big 25 acres and to work, it feels more like 30 acres.
I have about a third of steep land, a third of sloping and the rest is flat.
In this mix I have 2 twisting creeks, gullies and hollows.
I appreciate that sloping acres and creeks are harder and more time consuming work than flat pastures ( It feels bigger)
However is it actually true that a sloping acre can be more than the measure indicated on the title deed?