The cockroaches, for example, who came over from Africa on slave ships - three different species live with the Bartons. Very handy to have around, too, when the Bartons suffered from bedbugs. Cockroaches eat bedbugs like candy.
To be more exact, one acre is 90.75 percent of a 100 yards (91.44 metres) long by 53.33 yards (48.76 metres) wide American football field (without the end zones). The full field, including the end zones, covers approximately 1.32 acres (0.53 ha). For residents of other countries, the acre might be envisaged as approximately 56.68 percent of a 105 metres (344.49 feet) long by 68 metres (223.10 feet) wide association football (soccer) pitch.
What are the dimensions of a section of land? A single acre superimposed over a football field would cover everything from one end zone to the opposite side's 10 yard line. Five acres is also equivalent to about two city blocks, although there is no precise standard. An acre is defined in modern times as 1/640 of a square mile. In the Middle Ages, however, an acre was defined as the amount of land that could be ploughed in one day using a yoke of oxen.