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SPECIAL 4-INCH SIZES 



A series of special 4-inch sizes is illustrated by the 

 chart shown in Figure 3. Each size of this series has 

 a fixed variation of 4 inches (or 10 centimeters) in 



length, and breaks on multiples Df 2 Inches (or 5 



centimeters) . 



REQUIREMENTS 



When tobacco is represented to be of any one of the 

 standard sizes covered by the chart shown in Figure 

 3, 90 per cent of the leaves of the lot or package must 

 fall within the range of such size. For example: If 

 a lot or package of tobacco is represented to be of 

 U. S. size 20, then 90 per cent of the leaves of such 

 lot or package must be between 18 and 22 inches (or 

 43 to 55 centimeters) in length. 



APPLICATION 



The sizes of this series are designed primarily for 

 stating the length of tobacco which has not been sized 

 with a sufficient degree of accuracy to meet the re- 

 quirements of the chart shown in Figure 2, but which 

 has been sized with more uniformity than is required 

 for the regular 4-inch sizes, covered by the chart 

 shown in Figure 4. The special 4-inch sizes are par- 

 ticularly applicable to some grades of the fire-cured 

 and air-cured types. The tobacco on which these 

 sizes are used is not ordinarily leaf sized. The leaves 

 of each hand should be fairly uniform in length. 

 After the hands are tied they may be sized on a 

 sizing board or sizing table. 



PRINCIPAL SIZES OF CHART 



The following are the principal sizes of the chart 

 shown in Figure 3, expressed in inches and centi- 

 meters : 



Standard sizes Range of each U. S. size 



V. S. size 14 12 to 16 inches or 30 to 40 centimeters. 



r. S. size 16 14 to 18 inches or 35 to 45 centimeters. 



U. S. size 18 16 to 20 inches or 40 to 50 centimeters. 



TJ. S. size 20 18 to 22 inches or 45 to 55 centimeters. 



TJ. S. size 22 20 to 24 inches or 50 to 60 cestimeters. 



U. S. size 24 22 to 26 inches or 55 to 65 centimeters! 



TJ. S. size 26 24 to 28 inches or 60 to 70 centimeters. 



U. S. size 28 26 to 30 inches or 65 to 75 centimeters. 



