7 CFR 28.525 - Symbols and code numbers.

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§ 28.525 - Symbols and code numbers.

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.

Color grade	Symbol	Code No.	Good Middling	GM	11	Strict Middling	SM	21	Middling	Mid	31	Strict Low Middling	SLM	41	Low Middling	LM	51	Strict Good Ordinary	SGO	61	Good Ordinary	GO	71	Good Middling Light Spotted	GM Lt SP	12	Strict Middling Light Spotted	SM Lt Sp	22	Middling Light Spotted	Mid Lt Sp	32	Strict Low Middling Light Spotted	SLM Lt Sp	42	Low Middling Light Spotted	LM Lt Sp	52	Stict Good Ordinary Light Spotted	SGO Lt Sp	62	Good Middling Spotted	GM Sp	13	Strict Middling Spotted	SM Sp	23	Middling Spotted	Mid Sp	33	Strict Low Middling Spotted	SLM Sp	43	Low Middling Spotted	LM Sp	53	Strict Good Ordinary Spotted	SGO Sp	63	Strict Middling Tinged	SM Tg	24	Middling Tinged	Mid Tg	34	Strict Low Middling Tinged	SLM Tg	44	Low Middling Tinged	LM Tg	54	Strict Middling Yellow Stained	SM YS	25	Middling Yellow Stained	Mid YS	35	Below Grade—(Below Good Ordinary)	BG	81	Below Grade—(Below Strict Good Ordinary Light Spotted)	BG	82	Below Grade—(Below Strict Good Ordinary Spotted)	BG	83	Below Grade—(Below Low Middling Tinged)	BG	84	Below Grade—(Below Middling Yellow Stained)	BG	85

(b) Symbols and Code Numbers used for Leaf Grades of American Upland Cotton.

Leaf grade	Symbol	Code No.	Leaf Grade 1	LG1	1	Leaf Grade 2	LG2	2	Leaf Grade 3	LG3	3	Leaf Grade 4	LG4	4	Leaf Grade 5	LG5	5	Leaf Grade 6	LG6	6	Leaf Grade 7	LG7	7	Below Leaf Grade	BLG	8

Full grade name	Symbol Code	No.	Color Grade No. 1	AP C1	01	Color Grade No. 2	AP C2	02	Color Grade No. 3	AP C3	03	Color Grade No. 4	AP C4	04	Color Grade No. 5	AP C5	05	Color Grade No. 6	AP C6	06	Color 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	1	Leaf Grade No. 2	AP L2	2	Leaf Grade No. 3	AP L3	3	Leaf Grade No. 4	AP L4	4	Leaf Grade No. 5	AP L5	5	Leaf Grade No. 6	AP L6	6	Leaf Grade No. 7	AP L7	7

(e) Code numbers for Length of Staple Designations.

Length of staple—inches	Code No.	Below 13/16	24	13/16	26	7/8	28	29/32	29	15/16	30	31/32	31	1	32	1 1/32	33	1 1/16	34	1 3/32	35	1 1/8	36	1 5/32	37	1 3/16	38	1 7/32	39	1 1/4	40	1 9/32	41	1 5/16	42	1 11/32	43	1 3/8	44	1 13/32	45	1 7/16	46	1 15/32	47	1 1/2	48	1 17/32	49	1 9/16	50	1 19/32	51	1 5/8	52	1 21/32	53	1 11/16	54	1 23/32	55	1 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]