A bar-coded bale identification tag, preprinted with the gin code number and gin bale number, is placed between the two halves of the sample for identification purposes. The Classing Office scans the bar codes to enter the bale identification into its computer prior to classing the sample. This is the date the bale was classed in the Classing Office. The classer determines the Pima grade. Certain special condition codes listed below on this page are shown in the color grade columns for Upland and the grade columns for Pima.
Color refers to the gradations of grayness and yellowness in the cotton.
Codes that identify extraneous matter and special condition cotton are shown in the extraneous matter and remarks section as shown on Page 6. The HVI system measures length in hundredths of an inch. Length is reported on the classification record in both 32nds and hundredths of an inch. Length measurements listed below have been converted to 32nds of an inch. An airflow instrument is used in the HVI system to measure fiber fineness.