This group consists of leaves normally grown at the midportion of the stalk. Cured leaves from this stalk position have a tendency to roll, concealing the stem or midrib. Lugs or Cutters have an oblate to rounded tip and are usually thin to medium in body. The leaves are spready in relation to their length and show little or no ground injury. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grade names and
Grades specifications------------------------------------------------------------------------C1L....................................... Choice Buff Lugs.
Thin, ripe, open, smooth,
bright finish, deep color
intensity, broad, 20 or over in length, 95
percent uniform and 5
percent injury tolerance.C2L....................................... Fine Buff Lugs.
Thin, ripe, open, smooth,
bright finish, strong color
intensity, spready, 20 or over in length,
90 percent uniform, and 10
percent injury tolerance.C3L....................................... Good Buff Lugs.
Thin, ripe, open, even,
clear finish, moderate
color intensity, normal
width, 18 or
over in length, 85 percent
uniform, and 15 percent
injury tolerance.C4L....................................... Fair Buff Lugs.
Thin, mature to ripe, firm
to open, wavy to even,
moderate finish, weak color
intensity, narrow to normal
width, 80 percent uniform,
and 20 percent injury
tolerance.C5L....................................... Low Buff Lugs.
Thin, mature, firm to open,
wavy dull finish, pale
color intensity, narrow, 70
percent uniform, and 30
percent injury tolerance.C1F....................................... Choice Tan Lugs.
Medium to thin body, ripe,
open, smooth, bright
finish, deep color
intensity, broad, 20 or over in length, 95
percent uniform, and 5
percent injury tolerance.C2F....................................... Fine Tan Lugs.
Medium to thin body, ripe,
open, smooth, bright
finish, strong color
intensity, spready, 20 or over in length,
90 percent uniform, and 10
percent injury tolerance.C3F....................................... Good Tan Lugs.
Medium to thin body, ripe,
open, even, clear finish,
moderate color intensity,
normal width, 18
or over in length, 85
percent uniform, and 15
percent injury tolerance.C4F....................................... Fair Tan Lugs.
Medium to thin body, mature
to ripe, firm to open, wavy
to even, moderate finish,
weak color intensity,
narrow to normal width, 80
percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.C5F....................................... Low Tan Lugs.
Medium to thin body,
mature, firm to open, wavy,
dull finish, pale color
intensity, narrow, 70
percent uniform and 30
percent injury tolerance.C3K....................................... Good Variegated Lugs.
Medium body, ripe, open,
even, normal width, 18 or over in length,
85 percent uniform, and 15
percent injury tolerance.C4K....................................... Fair Variegated Lugs.
Medium body, mature to
ripe, firm to open, wavy to
even, narrow to normal
width, 80 percent uniform,
and 20 percent injury
tolerance.C5K....................................... Low Variegated Lugs.
Medium body, mature, close
to firm, wavy, narrow, 70
percent uniform, and 30
percent injury tolerance.C3M....................................... Good Mixed Color Lugs.
Medium to tissuey body,
mature to ripe, firm to
open, even, moderate finish
and color intensity, normal
width, 18 or
over in length, 85 percent
uniform, and 15 percent
injury tolerance.C4M....................................... Fair Mixed Color Lugs.
Medium to tissuey body,
mature to ripe, firm to
open, wavy to even, dull
finish, weak color
intensity, narrow to normal
width, 80 percent uniform,
and 20 percent injury
tolerance.C5M....................................... Low Mixed Color Lugs.
Medium to tissuey body,
mature to ripe, firm to
open, wavy, dingy finish
pale color intensity,
narrow, 70 percent uniform,
and 30 percent injury
tolerance.C3V....................................... Good Greenish Lugs.
Medium to thin body,
underripe open, even, clear
finish, normal width 18 or over in length,
85 percent uniform, and 15
percent injury tolerance.C4V....................................... Fair Greenish Lugs.
Medium to thin body,
underripe, firm to open,
wavy to even, moderate
finish, narrow to normal
width, 80 percent uniform,
and 20 percent injury
tolerance.C5V....................................... Low Greenish Lugs.
Medium to thin body,
underripe firm to open,
wavy, dull finish, narrow,
70 percent uniform, and 30
percent injury tolerance.C4G....................................... Fair Green Lugs.
Medium body, immature,
close to firm, wavy to
even, moderate finish,
narrow to normal width, 80
percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.C5G....................................... Low Green Lugs.
Medium body, immature,
close to firm, wavy, dull
finish, narrow, 70 percent
uniform, and 30 percent
injury tolerance.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [24 FR 8771, Oct. 29, 1959, as amended at 35 FR 10490, June 27, 1970; 49 FR 16758, Apr. 20, 1984]