Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA § 29.2665
have a high degree of maturity and Grades Grade names and specifications
show ground injury.
Thin to heavy, ripe, firm, lean in oil, weak,
Grades Grade names and specifications dull finish, 80 percent uniform, and 20 per-
cent injury tolerance.
X1L ............. Choice Light-brown Lugs. X4M ............ Fair Mixed Color or Variegated Lugs.
Thin, ripe, firm, oily, normal strength, clear Thin to heavy, mature, close, lean in oil,
finish, moderate color intensity, 95 percent weak, dull finish, 70 percent uniform, and 30
uniform, and 5 percent injury tolerance. percent injury tolerance.
X2L ............. Fine Light-brown Lugs. X5M ............ Low Mixed Color or Variegated Lugs.
Thin, ripe, firm, oily, normal strength, clear Thin to heavy, mature, close, lean in oil,
finish, moderate color intensity, 90 percent weak, dull finish, 60 percent uniform, and 40
uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance. percent injury tolerance.
X3L ............. Good Light-brown Lugs. X3VF .......... Good Greenish Medium-brown Lugs.
Thin, ripe, firm, oily, normal dull finish, Medium body, mature, firm, lean in oil,
pale color intensity, 80 percent uniform, and weak, dull finish, 80 percent uniform, and 20
20 percent injury tolerance. percent injury tolerance.
X4L ............. Fair Light-brown Lugs. X4VF .......... Fair Greenish Medium-brown Lugs.
Thin, mature, open, lean in oil, weak, dull Thin to medium body, mature, close, lean
finish, pale color intensity, 70 percent uni- in oil, weak, dull finish, 70 percent uniform,
form, and 30 percent injury tolerance. and 30 percent injury tolerance.
X5L ............. Low Light-brown Lugs. X5VF .......... Low Greenish Medium-brown Lugs.
Thin, mature, open, lean in oil, weak, dull Thin to medium body, mature, close, lean
finish, pale color intensity, 60 percent uni- in oil, weak, dull finish, 60 percent uniform,
form, and 40 percent injury tolerance. and 40 percent injury tolerance.
X1F ............. Choice Medium-brown Lugs. X3G ............ Good Green Lugs.
Medium body, ripe, firm, oily, normal Medium to heavy body, mature, firm,
strength, clear finish, moderate color inten- weak, lean in oil, dull finish, 80 percent uni-
sity, 95 percent uniform, and 5 percent in- form, and 20 percent injury tolerance.
jury tolerance. X4G ............ Fair Green Lugs.
X2F ............. Fine Medium-brown Lugs. Thin to medium body, immature, close,
Medium body, ripe, firm, oily, normal lean in oil, weak, dull finish, 70 percent uni-
strength, clear finish, moderate color inten- form, and 30 percent injury tolerance.
sity, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent in- X5G ............ Low Green Lugs.
jury tolerance. Thin to medium body, immature, close,
X3F ............. Good Medium-brown Lugs. Medium body, lean in oil, weak, dull finish, 60 percent uni-
ripe, firm, lean in oil, weak, dull finish, pale form, and 40 percent injury tolerance.
color intensity, 80 percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.
X4F ............. Fair Medium-brown Lugs. [37 FR 13626, July 12, 1972, as amended at 49
Thin to medium body, mature, open, lean FR 16757, Apr. 20, 1984; 51 FR 40407, Nov. 7,
in oil, weak, dull finish, pale color intensity, 1986]
70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury
tolerance.
X5F ............. Low Medium-brown Lugs. § 29.2665 Nondescript (N Group).
Thin to medium body, mature, open, lean Extremely common tobacco which
in oil, weak, dull finish, pale color intensity,
60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury does not meet the minimum specifica-
tolerance. tions or which exceeds the tolerance of
X1D ............ Choice Dark-brown Lugs. the lowest grade of any other group ex-
Medium to heavy body, ripe, firm, oily,
normal strength, clear finish, moderate color
cept Scrap.
intensity, 95 percent uniform, and 5 percent
injury tolerance. Grades Grade names and specifications
X2D ............ Fine Dark-brown Lugs.
N1L ............. First Quality Light Colored Nondescript.
Medium to heavy body, ripe, firm, oily,
Thin to medium body and 60 percent in-
normal strength, clear finish, moderate color
jury tolerance.
intensity, 90 percent uniform, and 10 per-
cent injury tolerance. N1D ............ First Quality Dark Colored Nondescript.
X3D ............ Good Dark-brown Lugs. Medium to heavy body and 60 percent in-
Medium to heavy body, ripe, firm, lean in jury tolerance.
oil, weak, dull finish, pale color intensity, 80 N1GL .......... First Quality Crude Green Nondescript from
percent uniform, and 20 percent injury toler- the C or B Groups 60 percent crude leaves
ance. or injury tolerance.
X4D ............ Fair Dark-brown Lugs. N1GX .......... First Quality Crude Green Nondescript from
Medium to heavy body, mature, open, the X Group 60 percent crude leaves or in-
lean in oil, weak, dull finish, pale color inten- jury tolerance.
sity, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent in- N2 ............... Substandard Nondescript.
jury tolerance. Nondescript of any group or color; over
X5D ............ Low Dark-brown Lugs. 60 percent crude leaves or injury tolerance.
Thin to heavy, mature, open, lean in oil,
weak, dull finish, pale color intensity, 60 per-
cent uniform, and 40 percent injury toler- [37 FR 13626, July 12, 1972, as amended at 49
ance. FR 16757, Apr. 20, 1984; 51 FR 40407, Nov. 7,
X3M ............ Good Mixed Color or Variegated Lugs. 1986]
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