Calm down. Y'all don't live i the parts that are "blessed" with the national survey. You can't efficiently farm one square mile these days. Jefferson is a great guy and we love him to bits out here. But, the 40 acres and a mule thing just doesn't work out here in the West. It tore up the land and made it very inefficient for farming on the scale we need to feed ourselves. Food prices are going up as we have to farm around the WalMarts and big box restaurants, etc. Heck Obama wants to tax cow farts now! Wouldn't have to if folks would just live in those 6,000 year old cities instead of turning precious farm land into Mc Mansions!
You're almost speaking in code. People might agree with you if you'd spell out more clearly. But, yes, here in the southeast, 1 1/2 acres will support a cow/calf unit. I understand it can take 20 acres and more in many places out west. Maybe you're dissatisfaction involves federal policy re: western lands? But how does that relate to Jefferson and surveys?