GroundRules
7 CFR 29.1085: Width.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 7—Agriculture
- Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
- CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- SUBCHAPTER A—COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS
- PART 29—TOBACCO INSPECTION
- Subpart C—Standards
The relative breadth of a tobacco leaf expressed in relation to its length. Width, as an element of quality, does not apply to tobacco in strip form. (See Elements of Quality Chart.)
Elements Degrees
Maturity Immature Unripe Mature Ripe Mellow.
Leaf structure Tight Close Firm Open
Body Heavy Fleshy Medium Thin
Oil Lean Oily Rich
Color intensity Pale Weak Moderate Strong Deep.
Width Stringy Narrow Normal Spready
Length (1 ) (1 ) (1 )
Uniformity (2 ) (2 ) (2 )
Injury tolerance (2 ) (2 ) (2 )
Waste tolerance (2 ) (2 ) (2 )
1 Expressed in inches.
2 Expressed in percentage.
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