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ABC7 San Francisco

How big is an acre? Wildfire sizes explained

PARADISE, Calif. (KGO) -- Wildfires are typically described in terms of the number of acres burned. Mathematically, an acre is equal to 43,560 square feet. In this aerial photograph, an evacuee ...
WBAY

DNR: 750-acre Big Island Fire in Green Lake County now 100% contained

GREEN LAKE COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fire crews say a wildfire in Green Lake County was contained Tuesday morning. In an update late Tuesday morning, the ...
The New York Times

EXPECT BIG CORN CROP; 30.2 BUSHELS AN ACRE; Bureau of Statistics Makes an Optimistic Estimate. REPORTS ON OTHER CROPS IN Buckwheat Not So Favorable -- Potatoes Will Give a Big ...

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USDA projects record US corn crop, biggest harvested acres since 1933

U.S. farmers will harvest the most acres of corn since 1933 and produce more of the grain than previously expected, even ...