Tobacco of this group is of cigar-binder quality from which trash and trashy Farm Fillers have been removed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. grades Grade names, minimum specifications, and tolerances----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B1............................................ Fine Quality Binder. Thin, ripe, open, elastic, strong, spready,
and 19 inches or over in length. Uniformity, 90 percent; injury
tolerance, 10 percent.B2............................................ Fair Quality Binder. Medium body, ripe, open, semielastic,
strong, normal width, and 19 inches or over in length.
Uniformity, 80 percent; injury tolerance, 20 percent.B3............................................ Low Quality Binder. Medium, ripe, firm, semielastic, normal
strength and width, and 17 inches or over in length.
Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance, 30 percent.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------