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Also, when talking about a Section of land, people will say "oh, that's 640 acres !" Not true. Ideally, theoretically is would be. But in reality, as laid out, it usually is not.
Buying one Section of land is like buying a Pound of nails. Scientifically we can determine how many nails of a certain type make one Pound. But in reality the clerk weighs out One Pound of nails. There may be more or less by actual count. But counting them out is not practical. Section of land, Pound of nails. I once got into an argument with a Realtor about the North most row (and East most column) of Sections in a Township (especially) not necessarily having EXACTLY 640 acres. And he was teaching the real estate class.
Nice post!