hectare
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A measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares, or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres.
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A hectare of two of parkland where owners can sit and chat while their dogs romp to their heart’s content – and there never seems to be an argument in sight!
An average of 2000 cuttings can be planted per hectare (2.5 acres).
Having been offered a job to manage and be the sole vet on a 10,000 hectare game reserve I returned to South Africa to work in wildlife again, but also served the local community helping with cattle, goats and treating whatever I was presented with.
Cambodians were expected to produce three tons of rice per hectare; before the Khmer Rouge era, the average was only one ton per hectare.
A seed rate of about 100 kg of seed per hectare (2 bushels per acre) is typical, though rates vary considerably depending on crop species, soil conditions, and farmer's preference.
Based on a finding that wood-mouse populations fell from 25 to five per hectare after harvest, Davis estimated that 10 animals per hectare are killed from crop farming every year.