Fence Planning Guide
Use the guide below to determine the amount of
fencing that you will need:
|
Acres |
Feet of Fence* |
Acres |
Feet of Fence* |
Acres |
Feet of Fence |
| ¼ |
417 |
2 |
1,181 |
10 |
2,640 |
| ½ |
590 |
3 |
1,446 |
20 |
3,734 |
| ¾ |
722 |
4 |
1,670 |
40 |
5,280 |
| 1 |
835 |
5 |
1,867 |
50 |
5,903 |
*Feet of fence to enclose an area with a single wire.
Multiply this figure for each wire added to the fence. Example:
For a 3 wire fence around a 40 acre pasture requires 15,840' (3 miles)
of fence. (5,280' x 3 wires) 1 acre = 208.7' per side
Acre
(acre) |
The area of a square measuring 208.7' on a side. 1 acre = 43,560
square feet = 4,047 sq meters = 0.4047 hectares. |
To figure fence length do the following:
- Find total acreage to be fenced.
- Find the square root of the acreage to be fenced.
- Multiple the acreage square root (from step 2) by 208.7 to find fence length per
side of fence.
- Multiply your length per side by 4 to get total fence length.
  
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