square rod
noun
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one rod on each side.
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The amount of seed needed to the square rod varies with different seasons, soils, and seeds, but can be loosely a tablespoonful.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.They were separated by only a few inches and had been cut from one near-by square rod of meadow.
Watched by Wild Animals | Enos A. MillsCover the bed with fine rotted manure, to the depth of two inches, and one half-bushel salt to each square rod.
Soil Culture | J. H. WaldenTherefore, if your land designed for cabbages be not already very rich, put a load of stable-manure on each square rod.
Soil Culture | J. H. WaldenHaul ten or fifteen loads of sand upon a square rod, and plant a tree in it, and it will flourish well.
Soil Culture | J. H. Walden
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