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Anonymous
11-08-2002, 08:45 PM
Subject: What's a "check"?
Author: Jamie Horst
Date: 5/14/2002 8:29 am EST

There's a question I saw on the test asking "how many townships in a check"? I never heard of a check, can someone help?
Anonymous
11-08-2002, 08:46 PM
Subject: RE: What's a "check"?
Author: Linda
Date: 5/15/2002 10:56 am EST

A square 24 miles on each side 24 miles square containing 576 square miles 16 townships, 576 sections, 368,640 acres, used to correctfor the earth's curvature.
Anonymous
11-08-2002, 08:46 PM
Subject: RE: What's a "check"?
Author: Jamie Horst
Date: 5/15/2002 2:46 pm EST

Thanks. I won't miss it again!