acre

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In a 2023 census of 69 preselected sites in the grove, Hanson counted about 2,600 trees per acre in one plot and 14,000 in another.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Now the farmer expects 160 bushels an acre, Sinclair said, since he plans to cut back on fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The business has since announced a price hike, which he fears will raise his fertiliser bill by roughly $100 per acre and wipe out his chance of making any profit on this year's crop.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

An acre of avocados generates between $12,000 and $15,000 in profits a year, according to Adam Peck, chief investment officer at Milwaukee-based Riverwater Partners.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

An average acre of cotton that year received 63 pounds of toxaphene.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson