This group consists of tobacco from the lower portion of the stalk and may include throw out leaves from the Binder and Stripper groups. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. grades Grade names, minimum specifications, and tolerances----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Y1............................................ Fine Quality Farm Filler. Thin, ripe, open, semielastic, normal
strength and width, and 12 inches or over in length.
Uniformity, 85 percent; injury tolerance, 15 percent.Y2............................................ Fair Quality Farm Filler. Thin, ripe, firm, inelastic, normal
strength, and narrow. Uniformity, 75 percent. Tolerances: 5
percent crude, 5 percent frozen, and 25 percent injury.Y3............................................ Low Quality Farm Filler. Thin, mature, close, inelastic, weak,
and narrow. Uniformity, 60 percent. Tolerances: 10 percent
crude, 10 percent frozen, and 40 percent injury.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------