7 CFR § 29.6129 - Farm Filler (Y Group).

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title: "7 CFR § 29.6129 - Farm Filler (Y Group)."
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title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "29.6129"
section_name: "Farm Filler (Y Group)."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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subchapter_name: "COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS"
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part_name: "TOBACCO INSPECTION"
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# 29.6129 Farm Filler (Y Group).

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. |