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 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] Official Cotton Standards of the United States for Fiber Fineness and Maturity Authority: Sections 28.601 to 28.603 issued under secs. 6, 10, 42 Stat. 1518, 1519, sec. 4854, 68A Stat. 580; 7 U.S.C. 56, 61, 26 U.S.C. 4854. Source: Sections 28.601 through 28.603 appear at 30 FR 7239, May 29, 1965, unless otherwise noted.