Subpart C. Subpart C—Standards

• Official Cotton Standards of the United States for Length of Staple

  • SECTION § 28.301 - Measurement: humidity; temperature.
  • SECTION § 28.302 - Terms of designation.
  • SECTION § 28.303 - Standards for length of staple for American upland cotton.
  • SECTION § 28.304 - Original representation of American Pima cotton staple lengths.
  • SECTION § 28.306 - Over 13/16 inch staple.
  • SECTION § 28.307 - Bale of different staple lengths.

• Official Cotton Standards of the United States for the Color Grade of American Upland Cotton

• white cotton

  • SECTION § 28.401 - Good Middling Color.
  • SECTION § 28.402 - Strict Middling Color.
  • SECTION § 28.403 - Middling Color.
  • SECTION § 28.404 - Strict Low Middling Color.
  • SECTION § 28.405 - Low Middling Color.
  • SECTION § 28.406 - Strict Good Ordinary Color.
  • SECTION § 28.407 - Good Ordinary Color.

• Light Spotted Cotton

  • SECTION § 28.411 - Good Middling Light Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.412 - Strict Middling Light Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.413 - Middling Light Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.414 - Strict Low Middling Light Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.415 - Low Middling Light Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.416 - Strict Good Ordinary Light Spotted Color.

• Spotted Cotton

  • SECTION § 28.421 - Good Middling Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.422 - Strict Middling Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.423 - Middling Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.424 - Strict Low Middling Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.425 - Low Middling Spotted Color.
  • SECTION § 28.426 - Strict Good Ordinary Spotted Color.

• tinged cotton

  • SECTION § 28.431 - Strict Middling Tinged Color.
  • SECTION § 28.432 - Middling Tinged Color.
  • SECTION § 28.433 - Strict Low Middling Tinged Color.
  • SECTION § 28.434 - Low Middling Tinged Color.

• yellow stained cotton

  • SECTION § 28.441 - Strict Middling Yellow Stained Color.
  • SECTION § 28.442 - Middling Yellow Stained Color.

• below color grade cotton

  • SECTION § 28.451 - Below Color Grade Cotton.

• Official Cotton Standards of the United States for the Leaf Grade of American Upland Cotton

• leaf grades

  • SECTION § 28.461 - Leaf Grade 1.
  • SECTION § 28.462 - Leaf Grade 2.
  • SECTION § 28.463 - Leaf Grade 3.
  • SECTION § 28.464 - Leaf Grade 4.
  • SECTION § 28.465 - Leaf Grade 5.
  • SECTION § 28.466 - Leaf Grade 6.
  • SECTION § 28.467 - Leaf Grade 7.

• below leaf grade cotton

  • SECTION § 28.471 - Below Leaf Grade Cotton.

• general

  • SECTION § 28.480 - General.
  • SECTION § 28.481 - Alternate title for standards.
  • SECTION § 28.482 - United States Cotton Futures Act.

• Official Cotton Standards of the United States for the ColorGrade of American Pima Cotton

  • SECTION § 28.501 - Color Grade No. 1.
  • SECTION § 28.502 - Color Grade No. 2.
  • SECTION § 28.503 - Color Grade No. 3.
  • SECTION § 28.504 - Color Grade No. 4.
  • SECTION § 28.505 - Color Grade No. 5.
  • SECTION § 28.506 - Color Grade No. 6.
  • SECTION § 28.507 - Color Grade No. 7.
  • SECTION §§ 28.508-28.510 - §[Reserved]

• Official Cotton Standards of the United States for the Leaf Grade of American Pima Cotton

  • SECTION § 28.511 - Leaf Grade No. 1.
  • SECTION § 28.512 - Leaf Grade No. 2.
  • SECTION § 28.513 - Leaf Grade No. 3.
  • SECTION § 28.514 - Leaf Grade No. 4.
  • SECTION § 28.515 - Leaf Grade No. 5.
  • SECTION § 28.516 -
  • SECTION § 28.517 - Leaf Grade No. 7.

• Application of Standards and Explanatory Terms

  • SECTION § 28.521 - Application of color and leaf grade standards.
  • SECTION § 28.522 - Explanatory terms.

• Symbols and Code Numbers Used in Recording Cotton Classification

  • SECTION § 28.525 - Symbols and code numbers.

• Official Cotton Standards of the United States for Fiber Fineness and Maturity

  • SECTION § 28.601 - Official cotton standards for fiber fineness and maturity.
  • SECTION § 28.602 - Terms of designations.
  • SECTION § 28.603 - Procedures for air flow tests of micronaire reading.