§ 28.525 - Symbols and code numbers.

§ 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

(c) Symbols and Code Numbers for Color Grades of American Pima Cotton.

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
11⁄32	33
11⁄16	34
13⁄32	35
11⁄8	36
15⁄32	37
13⁄16	38
17⁄32	39
11⁄4	40
19⁄32	41
15⁄16	42
111⁄32	43
13⁄8	44
113⁄32	45
17⁄16	46
115⁄32	47
11⁄2	48
117⁄32	49
19⁄16	50
119⁄32	51
15⁄8	52
121⁄32	53
111⁄16	54
123⁄32	55
13⁄4	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]