tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193628934721963907.post1820067830887595626..comments2024-03-29T06:41:16.038-05:00Comments on Give2Attain: MN Buffer Strips and Pheasants ForeverJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991027705809503541noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193628934721963907.post-91686519892215285052015-08-16T09:58:18.416-05:002015-08-16T09:58:18.416-05:00Good one. But how many of our highly-educated pol...Good one. But how many of our highly-educated politicians even know that a rod is a unit of measurement, let alone its actual size? Even fewer know the origin of the term. "The furlong (meaning furrow length) was the distance a team of oxen could plough without resting. This was standardised to be exactly 40 rods or 10 chains."jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193628934721963907.post-73820020390585280072015-08-13T10:03:35.782-05:002015-08-13T10:03:35.782-05:0050 feet is the closest to 3 rods (a rod being 16.5...50 feet is the closest to 3 rods (a rod being 16.5 ft.), so I think the question is: Why not 33 or 66?<br /><br />JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193628934721963907.post-82839981870194624732015-08-12T19:22:37.223-05:002015-08-12T19:22:37.223-05:00One has to wonder what extensive scientific resear...One has to wonder what extensive scientific research and cost-benefit analysis went into determining that 50 feet was the optimal distance for every field rather than, say, 27 or 82, or some number unique to each situation?jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193628934721963907.post-31632833134935650922015-08-10T16:55:46.494-05:002015-08-10T16:55:46.494-05:00Conversion: ~195 sq miles
Thankfully we farm whe...Conversion: ~195 sq miles<br /><br />Thankfully we farm where there are hills / pastures and not many ditches.<br /><br />Probably only have about 1/2 mile to deal with.<br />(50 ft * 5280/2) / 43560 = ~3 acresJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991027705809503541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193628934721963907.post-76448189629253035882015-08-10T15:51:36.923-05:002015-08-10T15:51:36.923-05:00Yeah...that's a lot of habitat for a non-nativ...Yeah...that's a lot of habitat for a non-native species. It also helps the native species, but still...<br /><br />JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com