This group consists of tobacco from which the trash and trashy Farm Fillers have been removed but does not meet the specifications of the Binder group. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. grades Grade names, minimum specifications, and tolerances----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C1............................................ Fine Quality Stripper. Heavy, ripe, firm, semielastic, normal
strength and width, and 16 inches or over in length.
Uniformity, 90 percent; injury tolerance, 10 percent.C2............................................ Fair Quality Stripper. Heavy, mature, close, inelastic, normal
strength, narrow, and 16 inches or over in length. Uniformity,
80 percent. Tolerances: 5 percent crude, 5 percent frozen, and
20 percent injury.C3............................................ Low Quality Stripper. Heavy, immature, close, inelastic, weak,
and narrow. Uniformity, 70 percent. Tolerances: 10 percent
crude, 10 percent frozen, and 30 percent injury.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------