GroundRules
7 CFR 29.6129: Farm Filler (Y Group).
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
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.
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