What was the source that determined the size of an acre?

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), January 08, 2002

Answers

An acre is what a man and horse (or oxen or mule) could plow in one day.

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), January 08, 2002.

My granfather used to do that when he first farmed, and that is all he could do as well.

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), January 08, 2002.

Annie gets a gold star, and the rest of the readers get a new question: Where in America is the place that did not get any measurable rain for more than 2 years?

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), January 08, 2002.

Death Valley? (not sure where it is, and I am glad I don't live there!)

-- Melissa (me@home.net), January 08, 2002.

Just a bit south of there at Bagdad, Ca. no rain for 767 days. Fearless leader get a gold star.

New question: How many buildings, standing today, worlwide are over 1000 feet high?

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), January 08, 2002.

There are more buildings than you have fingers and toes.~

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), January 08, 2002.

How about 25?

-- Melissa (me@home.net), January 08, 2002.

Howdy, my guess is 33 buildings. I have a something for you. How long is a china man.

-- jillian (daffodil_skunk83@hotmail.com), January 08, 2002.

There were 26 before the trade towers destruction, now only 24, Melissa you were close. I think the Chinaman question might be a word play question.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), January 09, 2002.