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A large portion of the park's acreage is forest.
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The next owner should also expect to see plenty of animals, including deer, passing through the acreage and along the trails that lead to the huge and untouched pond on the northeastern edge of the property.
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Richard Lane, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Beekeepers rent their hives to growers for upward of $225 apiece during almond bloom, with farmers renting hundreds of hives or more, depending on their acreage, to spread throughout their orchards.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
The Southeast typically accounts for two-thirds of the acreage treated with federal prescribed burns annually, according to data from the Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils and the National Association of State Foresters.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 14 Feb. 2025
That’s what worries their neighbors. Eddie Huntley and his family have owned land around his Anson County home since the 1800s, and now lease much of the acreage out to crop farmers.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
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Richard Lane, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Beekeepers rent their hives to growers for upward of $225 apiece during almond bloom, with farmers renting hundreds of hives or more, depending on their acreage, to spread throughout their orchards.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
The Southeast typically accounts for two-thirds of the acreage treated with federal prescribed burns annually, according to data from the Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils and the National Association of State Foresters.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 14 Feb. 2025
That’s what worries their neighbors. Eddie Huntley and his family have owned land around his Anson County home since the 1800s, and now lease much of the acreage out to crop farmers.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Acreage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acreage. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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acreage
noun
acre·age
ˈā-k(ə-)rij 
: area in acres
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