On 2009/01/26, at 12:34 PM, James Frysinger wrote:
The hectare is commonly used in agricultural research and
statistics. Sometimes, too, in forestry.
Jim
Dear Jim,
A year or two ago I was giving a presentation on the measurement of
wool diameters to a group called the 'Grasslands Society' who
represent graziers who produce wool and meat from sheep and meat from
cattle. During the conference I was introduced to a unit of production
that was a 'kilogram per hectare-millimetre'. This made it possible to
compare grazing properties that had different rainfall (in
millimetres) with production (in kilograms) from a particular area (in
hectares).
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