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Old, rural field measure (also yoke, juchart or Tagewerk) corresponding to the size of an area of arable land that could be ploughed in one morning (morning) with a single-furrow horse or ox team or that could be mown by a single man with a scythe. But it was also used to designate the area that a man could work with a team from morning until evening. The size of an acre, which was usually rectangular, varied greatly from region to region and ranged from 0.25 to over one hectare. The historical area measure, the hoof, was subdivided into acres. Today, four acres usually correspond to one hectare. In terms of meaning and size, the old land measures acre and yoke, as well as the Anglo-American acre, are quite similar. See also under area measures and hollow measures.

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