acre

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"Farmers harvest small quantities every month, which provides a steady income. A family can manage one acre and produce up to 15 tonnes of fruit annually," says Karunakaran.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It offered thick but uneven walls and rot in the roof beams, but was cozy and quaint, with almost an acre of land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The new trees number in the thousands — at least 4,000 per acre or as many as 20,000, depending on who is counting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

An acre of avocados generates between $12,000 and $15,000 in profits a year, according to Adam Peck, chief investment officer at Milwaukee-based Riverwater Partners.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

From the pond as I sat I could look down on the field of wheat, a darker green acre in the pasture that stretched toward the gap.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien