The Rural Voice, 1978-11, Page 28Metric building plans
now available
Keeping pace with the construction
industry. the Canada Plan Service now
provides plans of agricultural structures in
metric units.
The Canada Plan Service provides
detailed plans of modern farm buildings,
livestock housing systems. storages. and
equipment. Plans arc available to farmers,
contractors. and other members of the
agricultural industry.
In the past year. 50 of the 500 plans
available were converted from imperial to
metric units, says Jim Arnold. Ontario
Mnistry of Agriculture and Food agri-
cultural engineer.
Other metric plans will be available as
existing plans arc revised. and as new
plans are developed.
"In the next three years.most of the
popular plans will be available in metric
units." says Mr. Arnold. "However. plans
will be available in imperial units as long as
the demand exists."
"We are preparing for the day When WC
will be dealing exclusively in metric
units." he says. "The ready -mix concrete
industry now uses metric units. and the
lumber and steel industries will soon
change."
The whole series of trussed rafter plans.
now available in imperial units. is in the,
process of conversion to metric. New plans
fa braced rafter (hip) roofs are available in
both units.
Canada Plan Service plans are designed
by experts from provincial ministries of
agriculture. in cooperation with the Canada
Plan Service Design Centre. Agriculture
Canada.• Ottawa.
In Ontario. plans are available from
agricultural engineers at local offices of the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
Rat control
starts in Saskatchewan
Over the centuries man had waged a
relentless battle against the rat, often with
little success. There have just not been
enough pied pipers to keep the pests
completely under control.
In Canada, rats are perhaps less
destructive than in many other coutries in
the world but they still eat and contaminate
vast amounts of food, destroy buildings
and property and pose a disease threat.
The rodents reproduce at a surprising
rate. Rats may have up to six or seven
litters a year, with a dozen or more young
per litter.
'Ilse farming areas of Canada are often
PG. 28 THE RURAL VOICE/NOVEMBER
Southwestern Ontario's
Most Popular Combine
0.• THE JOHN DEERE
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1978