>From my Dad. Interesting addition. ----- Original Message ----- From: Delbert Baston To: Shirley Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:21 AM Subject: Re: What is a rod? one rod = 16 1/2 ft = 5 1/2 yd. = 5.03 meters. sq. rod = 30 1/4 yd² = 25.29 meter² This is from Webster's New World Dictionary, Third College Edition. Have you ever run across the word chain? It is an unit used in surveying. Gunter's survryor's measurement: one chain = 100 links = 66 ft. = 20.1 meters. An engineer's chain = 100 links = 100 ft = 30.48 meters. I think land records would be in Gunter's surveyor's units. Confusing isn't it. Dad