The phrase "40 acres and a mule" refers to the promise made by the U.S. government to provide recently freed slaves with land and a mule after the Civil War. This promise was largely unfulfilled as the policy was eventually reversed.
Chat with our AI personalities
There are 25,600 acres in 40 square miles. This is because 1 square mile is equivalent to 640 acres. So, 40 square miles x 640 acres = 25,600 acres.
The southeast quarter of a section is 160 acres, and the southeast quarter of that is 40 acres. So, the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of a section is 40 acres.
There are 10.89 acres in a 40-foot wide by half-mile long section.
One section is equal to one square mile. In one square mile, there are 640 acres, therefore in one quarter of a section of land, there are 160 acres.
Luzon Island in the Philippines has an area of about 40 million acres.