General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

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

20.4 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 type of rule not widely used after 1993, when electronic grading was introduced.

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 measure backfat on market hogs.

Technical

Used to measure backfat on market hogs, scale on this rule 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

Scale labelled 1 through 4 [inches], and divided and labelled at 1/4 [inch] intervals. "[Canada wordmark symbol]/ Agriculture/ Canada" also printed on rule.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

White synthetic rule has blue text and graphics printed on one side.

Decoration

N/A