acres
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Carter's company has more than 1,250 acres of apple orchards in Washington, and the fruit is grown for sliced apple portions – often sold to hotels and schools, for example.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Mosey, a 500-megawatt solar farm accompanied by battery storage, is projected to cost $1.7 billion and cover about 3,565 acres of public land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Some are predicting that a wet El Niño could bring back long-dry Tulare Lake, which reappeared atop thousands of acres of farmland in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
That farm grows pumpkins on 500 acres, mostly for decorations like jack-o’-lanterns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
During World War II, the US government took 500,000 more acres for military use.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
