I didn't see an answer to the measurement question re Griffith's. The land is measured in Acres, Roods, & Perches. Here is information posted by Thomas F. Burns to the Limerick List: For those of us who lack engineering skills, I offer the following: A ROOD is a 1/4 of an acre A PERCH is 5 and 1/2 yards (also called a pole or rod) Dorothy ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com