Guides and Gauges
Acreage Guide
The illustration below shows the number of rods of fence required to enclose different field sizes.
Note that the requirements are based on straight boundaries; adjust rod measurements accordingly for irregular/curved boundaries.
1/2 Mile or 160 Rods
1/2 Mile or 160 Rods
1/2 Mile or 160 Rods
160 Acres
Requires 2 Miles or 640 rods
of fence to enclose
1/2 Mile or 160 Rods
1/4 Mile or 80 Rods
1/4 Mile or 80 Rods
1/2 Mile or 160 Rods
80 Acres
Requires 1-1/2 Miles or 480 rods
of fence to enclose
1/4 Mile or 80 Rods
40 Rods
Square
10 ACRES
20 R
1/4 Mile or 80 Rods
1/4 Mile or 80 Rods
20 Acres
40 R
5 ACRES
40 R
20 R
Square
AcresFence Fence Barbed
20 Rod 100 Ft. Wire
Rolls
Rolls 80 Rod
Rolls
1
3
9
1
60
20
65
5
2
4
12
1
65
21
68
6
3
5
15
1
70
22
70
6
4
5
17
2
75
22
73
6
5
6
19
2
80
23
75
6
6
7
21
2
85
24
77
6
7
7
22
2
90
24
80
6
8
8
24
2
95
25
82
7
9
8
25
2
10026 84 7
10
8
26
2
10526 86 7
11
8
28
3
11027 88 7
12
9
29
3
11528 90 7
13
10
31
3
12028 92 7
14
10
31
3
12528 94 7
15
10
33
3
15031 103 8
16
11
34
3
17534 111 8
17
11
35
3
20036 118 9
18
11
36
3
22538 126 10
19
11
37
3
25040 132 10
20
12
38
3
27542 139 11
25
13
42
4
30044 145 11
30
14
46
4
32546 151 12
35
15
50
4
35048 157 12
40
16
53
4
37549 162 13
45
17
56
5
40051 167 13
50
18
60
5
42553 173 13
55
19
62
5
45054 177 14
47556 182 14
20 R
Requires 1 Mile or
320 rods of fence
to enclose
1/4 Mile or 80 Rods
40 Acres
1/4 Mile or 80 Rods
40 Rods
1/4 Mile or 80 Rods
40 Rods
1/2 Mile or 160 Rods
AcresFence Fence Barbed
20 Rod 100 Ft. Wire
Rolls
Rolls 80 Rod
Rolls
20 Rods
1-1/4 Acre
ASWG - American Steel and Wire Gauges
1 Rod = 16 Feet 6 Inches
1 Mile = 5,280 Feet
1 Mile = 320 Rods
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Guides and Gauges
Steel wire Gauges
Steel Wire Gauges
7/0
1/4
1/2
3/4
6/0
1/4
1/2
3/4
5/0
1/4
1/2
3/4
4/0
1/4
1/2
3/4
3/0
1/4
1/2
3/4
2/0
1/4
1/2
3/4
1/0
1/4
1/2
3/4
1
1/4
1/2
3/4
2
0.490"
0.483"
0.476"
0.469"
0.462"
0.454"
0.446"
0.438"
0.430"
0.421'
0.412"
0.403"
0.394"
0.386"
0.378"
0.370"
0.362"
0.355"
0.347"
0.339"
0.331"
0.325"
0.319"
0.313"
0.306"
0.301"
0.295"
0.289"
0.283"
0.278"
0.273"
0.268"
0.262"
Feet/
Pound
1.56
1.6
1.65
1.7
1.75
1.82
1.88
1.95
2.02
2.11
2.2
2.3
2.41
2.51
2.62
2.73
2.85
2.97
3.11
3.26
3.41
3.54
3.68
3.82
4
4.13
4.3
4.48
4.67
4.84
5.02
5.21
5.45
1/4
0.258"
5.62
1/2
0.253"
5.84
3/4
0.248"
6.08
Gauge
7/0
6/0
5/0
4/0
3/0
2/0
1/0
1
2
Decimal
3
1/4
1/2
3/4
4
1/4
1/2
3/4
5
1/4
1/2
3/4
6
1/4
1/2
3/4
7
1/4
1/2
3/4
8
1/4
1/2
3/4
9
1/4
1/2
3/4
10
1/4
1/2
3/4
11
0.244"
0.239"
0.234"
0.230"
0.225"
0.221"
0.216"
0.212"
0.207"
0.203"
0.200"
0.196"
0.192"
0.188"
0.184"
0.181"
0.177"
0.173"
0.170"
0.166"
0.162"
0.159"
0.155"
0.152"
0.148"
0.145"
0.142"
0.138"
0.135"
0.131"
0.128"
0.124"
0.120"
Feet/
Pound
6.28
6.55
6.83
7.07
7.39
7.66
8.02
8.32
8.73
9.08
9.35
9.74
10.1
10.6
11.1
11.4
11.9
12.5
12.9
13.6
14.3
14.8
15.6
16.2
17.1
17.8
18.6
19.6
20.5
21.8
22.8
24.3
26
1/4
0.117"
27.3
1/2
0.113"
29.3
3/4
0.109"
31.5
Gauge
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Decimal
12
1/4
1/2
3/4
13
1/4
1/2
3/4
14
1/4
1/2
3/4
15
1/4
1/2
3/4
16
1/4
1/2
3/4
17
1/4
1/2
3/4
18
1/4
1/2
3/4
19
1/4
1/2
3/4
20
0.106"
0.102"
0.099"
0.095"
0.092"
0.089"
0.086"
0.083"
0.080"
0.078"
0.076"
0.074"
0.072"
0.070"
0.067"
0.065"
0.062"
0.060"
0.058"
0.056"
0.054"
0.052"
0.051"
0.049"
0.048"
0.046"
0.044"
0.043"
0.041"
0.039"
0.038"
0.036"
0.035"
Feet/
Pound
33.3
36
38.2
41.5
44.2
47.2
50.6
54.3
58.5
61.5
64.8
68.3
72.2
76.4
83.3
88.6
97.3
104
111
119
128
138
144
156
162
177
193
202
223
246
259
289
309
1/4
0.034"
325
1/2
0.033"
341
3/4
0.032"
357
Gauge
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Decimal
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