7 CFR § 28.602 - Terms of designations.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s28.602"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 28.602 - Terms of designations."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "28.602"
section_name: "Terms of designations."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "28"
part_name: "COTTON CLASSING, TESTING, AND STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "22 FR 10930, Dec. 28, 1957, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "28"
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# 28.602 Terms of designations.
The fiber fineness and maturity of any cotton shall be designated by the micronaire reading obtained from an air flow instrument test for a specimen of the cotton as determined under § 28.603, e.g., 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, etc. To simplify recording, the decimal point may be omitted, and the micronaire reading recorded as 41, 42, 43, etc.