For administrative convenience, the symbols and code numbers prescribed in this section may be used in lieu of cotton grade names and staple length designations in inches.
(a) Symbols and Code numbers used for Color Grades of American Upland Cotton. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Code
Color grade Symbol No.------------------------------------------------------------------------Good Middling....................... GM 11Strict Middling..................... SM 21Middling............................ Mid 31Strict Low Middling................. SLM 41Low Middling........................ LM 51Strict Good Ordinary................ SGO 61Good Ordinary....................... GO 71Good Middling Light Spotted......... GM Lt SP 12Strict Middling Light Spotted....... SM Lt Sp 22Middling Light Spotted.............. Mid Lt Sp 32Strict Low Middling Light Spotted... SLM Lt Sp 42Low Middling Light Spotted.......... LM Lt Sp 52Stict Good Ordinary Light Spotted... SGO Lt Sp 62Good Middling Spotted............... GM Sp 13Strict Middling Spotted............. SM Sp 23Middling Spotted.................... Mid Sp 33Strict Low Middling Spotted......... SLM Sp 43Low Middling Spotted................ LM Sp 53Strict Good Ordinary Spotted........ SGO Sp 63Strict Middling Tinged.............. SM Tg 24Middling Tinged..................... Mid Tg 34Strict Low Middling Tinged.......... SLM Tg 44Low Middling Tinged................. LM Tg 54Strict Middling Yellow Stained...... SM YS 25Middling Yellow Stained............. Mid YS 35Below Grade--(Below Good Ordinary).. BG 81Below Grade--(Below Strict Good BG 82
Ordinary Light Spotted).Below Grade--(Below Strict Good BG 83
Ordinary Spotted).Below Grade--(Below Low Middling BG 84
Tinged).Below Grade--(Below Middling Yellow BG 85
Stained).------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Symbols and Code Numbers used for Leaf Grades of American Upland Cotton. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Code
Leaf grade Symbol No.------------------------------------------------------------------------Leaf Grade 1............................................ LG1 1Leaf Grade 2............................................ LG2 2Leaf Grade 3............................................ LG3 3Leaf Grade 4............................................ LG4 4Leaf Grade 5............................................ LG5 5Leaf Grade 6............................................ LG6 6Leaf Grade 7............................................ LG7 7Below Leaf Grade........................................ BLG 8------------------------------------------------------------------------
(c) Symbols and Code Numbers for Color Grades of American Pima Cotton. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full grade name Symbol Code No.------------------------------------------------------------------------Color Grade No. 1....................... AP C1 01Color Grade No. 2....................... AP C2 02Color Grade No. 3....................... AP C3 03Color Grade No. 4....................... AP C4 04Color Grade No. 5....................... AP C5 05Color Grade No. 6....................... AP C6 06Color Grade No. 7....................... AP C7 07------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) Symbols and Code Numbers for Leaf Grades of American Pima Cotton. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full grade name Symbol Code No.------------------------------------------------------------------------Leaf Grade No. 1........................ AP L1 1Leaf Grade No. 2........................ AP L2 2Leaf Grade No. 3........................ AP L3 3Leaf Grade No. 4........................ AP L4 4Leaf Grade No. 5........................ AP L5 5Leaf Grade No. 6........................ AP L6 6Leaf Grade No. 7........................ AP L7 7------------------------------------------------------------------------
(e) Code numbers for Length of Staple Designations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Code
Length of staple--inches No.------------------------------------------------------------------------Below \13/16\.................................................. 24\13/16\........................................................ 26\7/8\.......................................................... 28\29/32\........................................................ 29\15/16\........................................................ 30\31/32\........................................................ 311.............................................................. 321\1/32\........................................................ 331\1/16\........................................................ 341\3/32\........................................................ 351\1/8\......................................................... 361\5/32\........................................................ 371\3/16\........................................................ 381\7/32\........................................................ 391\1/4\......................................................... 401\9/32\........................................................ 411\5/16\........................................................ 421\11/32\....................................................... 431\3/8\......................................................... 441\13/32\....................................................... 451\7/16\........................................................ 461\15/32\....................................................... 471\1/2\......................................................... 481\17/32\....................................................... 491\9/16\........................................................ 501\19/32\....................................................... 511\5/8\......................................................... 521\21/32\....................................................... 531\11/16\....................................................... 54
1\23/32\....................................................... 551\3/4\......................................................... 56------------------------------------------------------------------------ [32 FR 8760, June 20, 1967, as amended at 50 FR 25198, June 18, 1985; 51 FR 23039, June 25, 1986; 57 FR 34499, Aug. 5, 1992; 65 FR 36601, June 9, 2000]
Official Cotton Standards of the United States for Fiber Fineness and
Maturity
Authority: Sections 28.601 to 28.603 issued under secs. 6, 10, 42 Stat. 1518, 1519, sec. 4854, 68A Stat. 580; 7 U.S.C. 56, 61, 26 U.S.C. 4854.
Source: Sections 28.601 through 28.603 appear at 30 FR 7239, May 29, 1965, unless otherwise noted.