CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 27 to 206) > SUBCHAPTER A—COMMODITY STANDARDS AND STANDARD CONTAINER REGULATIONS (parts 27 to 44) > PART 28—COTTON CLASSING, TESTING, AND STANDARDS > SUBPART C—Standards (§28.301 to §28.603) > 28.304—Original representation of American Pima cotton staple lengths.

28.304—Original representation of American Pima cotton staple lengths.

The following lengths of American Pima staple are represented by a quantity of cotton in the custody of the United States Department of Agriculture suitably contained and marked “Original Representation of Official Cotton Standards of the United States” followed in each instance by the name of growth, appropriate designation for staple length, and the effective date.
Staple length (inches) Effective date
15/16 Aug. 1, 1961.
13/8 Aug. 10, 1943.
17/16 Aug. 10, 1943.
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11/2 Aug. 1, 1929.

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[49 FR 28391, July 12, 1984]