General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

hog grading ruler

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

20.3 cm

Width

2.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This rule presumably used 1994 - c. 1996.

Canada

This type of rule was used by government employees from the hog grading dept. of Agriculture Canada to provide grading to the hog industry. [Identical/similar rules are believed to have been used by Provincial governments, too.) (ref. 2)

Function

Used to categorize sows, and measure backfat on market hogs.

Technical

One side of the rule was used to categorize sows: this example defines 6 categories (earlier ones had 4 categories only). The other side was used to measure backfat on market hogs, and is graduated in mm. The backfat measurement would be combined with the carcass weight to calculate a given index. Hog grading was performed (and still is in 2005) for settlement purposes only. In 1993 electronic grading was introduced and ruler grading was gradually phased out. In 1996 the grading program was handed over to the private sector. (ref. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"SKINNED HOG/ CARCASSE SANS PEAU/ [Canada wordmark symbol]/ Agriculture/ Canada/ 1994" and scale labelled 1 to 6 and divided in millimetres is printed on one side of rule. "SKINNED SOW/ TRUIE SANS PEAU" and scale 1 to 6 printed on reverse.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

White synthetic rule has bright red text and graphics printed on both sides.

Decoration

N/A