how long is a LUG?

freyaluck · « **on:** January 23, 2007, 17:05 »

My plot is 5 lugs, now I worked this out to be about 26 meters am I right or totally wrong, you see I am not sure If I have 1/2 or a full plot and cannot get hold of the secretary for the life of me :roll: so please help.
cheers
Frey

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2007, 17:36 »

LUGS :?

My plot is 5 RODS measures 45 ft x 30 ft, which is a half plot

muntjac · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2007, 17:43 »

1 metre is equal to 0.198838781516 lug but it has no meaning to englsih measurment except in the use of wieghts so there is a mistake some where or a local saying for half a metre ,it is not really used in english as it is a great lug as used in the usa i believe .could be wrong long time since i played with old measurement equations ..rods should be the measuremnt used on plots which is 5.5 yrds .16ft approx

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2007, 17:55 »

Plot sizes are measured in rods, an old Anglo-Saxon unit so-called because it was the length of the rod used to control a team of eight oxen.

A rod is 5.5 yards (5.03 metres).

A chain = 4 rods = 22yd (20.12m) and is the length of a cricket wicket.

A furlong = 10 chains.

A mile = 8 furlongs.

An acre is the area of land that could be ploughed in a day, being a furrow long (furlong)and a chain wide, or 160 square rods.

Allotment plot sizes are usually five or 10 rods. A 10 rod allotment is 10 square rods in area, 10 x 5.5 x 5.5 = 302.5 sq yd (253 sq m).

In metric units, a 10 rod allotment is one fortieth of a hectare: in imperial units it is one sixteenth of an acre.

Got that off the RHS site

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2007, 18:12 »

:? Im going to start weighing me spuds in grains...

mind you im quite used to wierd or old measures, the speed the universe is expanding used to be measured in furlongs per fortnight :shock:

mercury · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2007, 18:15 »

I've never heard of lugs, apart from them on ,t, side of me ed.

muntjac · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2007, 18:16 »

and in sand for digging fer fishing bait mate

shaun · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2007, 18:18 »

thats what I 1st thought the post was about lug worms

tali · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2007, 18:20 »

DEPENDS HOW LONG YOU HAVEN'T BRUSHED YOUR HAIR FOR LOL SORRY COULDN'T RESIST!!!!! oops sorry caps

freyaluck · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2007, 18:38 »

Tali hahahahaha

just found this website http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_all.htm says its 5 odd meters could this be right or shall I keep trying to get hold of the secretary just to make sure

fluffypebble · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2007, 19:43 »

that ties in with Muntjac's measure so I would say yes it is around 5 metres or 16 feet.
But if it is still bugging you get hold of the secretary and get it confirmed

how long can... Started by celtbhoy on Grow Your Own	8 Replies 2214 Views	July 24, 2008, 11:00 by compostqueen
At long last ! Started by Thamesmeadhammer on Grow Your Own	3 Replies 1242 Views	March 31, 2009, 12:33 by Stevens706
How long? Started by A Reyt Tayty on Grow Your Own	3 Replies 1507 Views	July 30, 2013, 09:07 by A Reyt Tayty
How long? Started by mashauk on Grow Your Own	3 Replies 1863 Views	March 26, 2008, 22:08 by gobs