on the basis of the total alfalfa, clover, lespedeza, soybean hay, cowpea hay, or peanut hay, as the case may be.

(4) The determination alfalfa of stalks bearing brown and/or black seed pods and upland prairie stalks having seed heads and/or jointed stems shall be on the basis of the total alfalfa or upland grasses.

(5) The determination of coarse and/ or fine hay in alfalfa, Johnson, grain hay, and soybean hay shall be on the basis, respectively, of the alfalfa, Johnson grass, grain, and soybean stalks present in the hay. Measurements for texture shall be made two inches from the cut end of the stalk.

(6) The determination of color shall be upon the basis of the method prescribed by the Grain Division, Consumer and Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

(b) Methods of determining percentages. (1) Percentages of mixture, leafness, and foreign material shall be ascertained by weight.

(2) Percentages of green color shall be ascertained from the color conversion tables prepared by the Grain Division, Consumer and Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture, for alfalfa, timothy, clover, prairie, Johnson, soybean, and grass hay.

(3) Percentages of diameter sizes in alfalfa, Johnson, grain hay, and soybean hay shall be ascertained by count of the alfalfa, Johnson, grain, and soybean stalks in the hay.

(4) Percentages of moisture shall be ascertained by the air oven and the method of use thereof described in Service and Regulatory Announcement No. 147 (revised August 1941) issued by the Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture, or ascertained by any device and method which give equivalent results. § 57.3

Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixed hay (Group I).

(a) Classes and class requirements.

Class

Alfalfa Heavy Timo. thy Mixed.

Alfalfa Clover Mixed.

Mixture percentages

A mixture of alfalfa and timothy with over 30 percent but less than 70 percent of timothy. A mixture of alfalfa and clover with over 10 percent but not over 50 percent of clover and not over 10 percent of grasses. Alfalfa Light John- A mixture of alfalfa and Johnson son Mixed. grass with over 5 percent but not over 30 percent of Johnson grass.

Alfalfa Heavy John- A mixture of alfalfa and Johnson son Mixed. grass with over 30 percent but less than 70 percent of Johnson grass.

Alfalfa Light Grain A mixture of alfalfa and grain Mixed. hay with over 5 percent but not over 20 percent of grain hay, and not over 10 percent of

Alfalfa Heavy Grain

grasses.

A mixture of alfalfa and grain hay with over 20 percent but less than 60 percent of grain hay, and not over 10 percent of grasses.

1 Does not apply in the classes Alfalfa Heavy Grass Mixed hay, Alfalfa Heavy Timothy Mixed hay, Alfalfa Heavy Johnson Mixed hay, and Alfalfa Heavy Grain Mixed hay.

Grade No. 1 shall not include hay in which a majority of the alfalfa stalks bear brown and/or black seed pods. Hay, to meet this leafiness requirement, must have at least one-fifth of the alfalfa leaves clinging to the stems. 4 Grade No. 3 shall include heavily sweated hay (socalled tobacco brown) which has less than 10 percent color provided that the hay meets the other requirements for that grade.

(c) Special grades for Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixed hay-(1) Extra Leafy hay(1) Requirements. Extra Leafy hay shall be hay of any of the grades of the classes Alfalfa, Alfalfa Light Grass Mixed, Alfalfa Light Timothy Mixed, Alfalfa Clover Mixed, Alfalfa Light Johnson Mixed, and Alfalfa Light Grain Mixed in group I in which the leafiness of

the alfalfa is 50 percent or more with most of the leaves clinging to the stems, but shall not include hay in which a majority of the alfalfa stalks bear brown and/or black seed pods.

(ii) Grade designation. When the special grade Extra Leafy is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the words "Extra Leafy."

Example: U. 8. No. 1 Extra Leafy Alfalfa

hay.

(2) Leafy hay-(i) Requirements. Leafy hay shall be hay of any of the grades lower than grade No. 1 of the classes Alfalfa, Alfalfa Light Grass Mixed, Alfalfa Light Timothy Mixed, Alfalfa Clover Mixed, Alfalfa Light Johnson Mixed, and Alfalfa Light Grain Mixed in group I in which the leafness of the alfalfa is 40 percent or more with at least one-fifth of the leaves clinging to the stems, but shall not include hay in which the leafness of the alfalfa meets the requirements for extra leafy hay nor hay in which a majority of the alfalfa stalks bear brown and/or black seed pods.

(li) Grade designation. When the special grade Leafy is applicable, there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the word "Leafy."

Example: U. S. No. 2 Leafy Alfalfa hay.

(3) Extra Green hay-(1) Requirements. Extra Green hay shall be hay of any of the grades of any of the classes in group I which has 75 percent or more green color, but shall not include hay in which a majority of the alfalfa stalks bear brown and/or black seed pods.

(ii) Grade designation. When the special grade Extra Green is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the words "Extra Green."

Example: U. S. No. 1 Extra Green Alfalfa Light Grass Mixed hay.

(4) Green hay-(1) Requirements. Green hay shall be hay of any of the grades lower than grade No. 1 of any of the classes in group I which has 60 percent or more but less than 75 percent green color, but shall not include hay in which a majority of the alfalfa stalks bear brown and/or black seed pods.

(11) Grade designation. When the special grade Green is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the word "Green."

Example: U.S. No. 3 Green Alfalfa Light Timothy Mixed hay.

(5) Coarse hay-(i) Requirements. Coarse hay shall be hay of any of the grades of any of the classes in group I in which the alfalfa stalks are hard and round and of which more than 30 percent of the stalks have diameters equal to or greater than the diameter of No. 11 steel wire (approximately twelve onehundredths of an inch) by W & M Standard wire gage standards.

(i) Grade designation. When the special grade Coarse is applicable, there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the word "Coarse."

Example: U. S. No. 2 Coarse Alfalfa hay.

§ 57.4 Timothy and Clover hay (Group II).

(a) Classes and class requirements.

Class

Timothy.....

Timothy Light Clover Mixed.

Timothy Heavy Clover Mixed.

Timothy Light Grass Mixed.

Timothy Heavy Grass Mixed.

Mixture percentages

Timothy with not over 10 per-
cent of legumes.

A mixture of timothy and clover
with over 10 percent but not
over 30 percent of clover.
A mixture of timothy and clover
with over 30 percent but not
over 50 percent of clover.
A mixture of timothy and other
grasses with over 10 percent but
not over 30 percent of other
grasses, and not over 10 percent
of legumes.

A mixture of timothy and other
grasses with over 30 percent but
not over 60 percent of other
grasses, and not over 10 percent
of legumes.

Timothy Light Alfalfa A mixture of timothy and alfalfa Mixed. with over 10 percent but not over 30 percent of alfalfa. Clover with not over 20 percent

Clover..

Clover Timothy Mixed.

of timothy, other grassess and/or grain hay.

A mixture of clover and timothy with over 20 percent but less than 50 percent of timothy.

(b) Numerical and Sample grades and grade requirements for all classes of Timothy and Clover hay.

1 Applies only in the classes Clover hay and Clover Timothy Mixed hay.

1 Grades No. 1 and No. 2 shall not include hay that is stained.

(c) Special grades for Timothy and Clover hay-(1) Extra Leafy hay—(1) Requirements. Extra Leafy hay shall be hay of any of the grades of the classes Clover and Clover Timothy Mixed in group II in which the leafness of the clover is 50 percent or more with most of the leaves clinging to the stems.

(ii) Grade designation. When the special grade Extra Leafy is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the words "Extra Leafy."

Example: U. S. No. 1 Extra Leafy Clover hay. (2) Leafy hay...(1) Requirements. Leafy hay shall be hay of any of the grades lower than grade No. 1 of the classes Clover and Clover Timothy Mixed in group II in which the leafiness of the clover is 40 percent or more, but shall not include hay in which the leafiness of the clover meets the requirements for Extra Leafy hay.

(11) Grade designation. When the special grade Leafy is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the word "Leafy."

Example: U. S. No. 2 Leafy Clover Timothy Mixed hay.

(3) Extra Green hay-(1) Requirements. Extra Green hay shall be hay of any of the grades of any of the classes in group II which has 55 percent or more green color, but shall not include hay that is stained.

(il) Grade designation. When the special grade Extra Green is applicable there

(c) Special grades for Prairie hay-(1) Extra Green hay—(1) Requirements. Extra Green hay shall be hay of any of the grades of any of the classes in group III which has 65 percent or more green color, but shall not include hay that is stained or hay of the class Upland Prairie in which one-third or more of the upland grass stalks bear seed heads or Jointed stems.

(ii) Grade designation. When the special grade Extra Green is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the words "Extra Green."

Example: U. S. No. 1 Extra Green Upland Prairie hay.

(2) Green hag—(1) Requirements. Green hay shall be hay of any of the grades lower than grade No. 1 of any of the classes in group III which has 50 percent or more but less than 65 percent green color, but shall not include hay that is stained or hay of the class Upland Prairie in which one-third or more of the upland grass stalks bear seed heads or jointed stems.

(ii) Grade designation. When the special grade Green is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the word "Green."

Example: U. 8. No. 2 Green Upland-Midland Prairie Mixed hay.

§ 57.6 Johnson and Johnson Mixed hay (Group IV).

(a) Classes and class requirements.

(c) Special grades for Johnson and Johnson Mixed hay-(1) Extra Green hay-(1) Requirements. Extra Green hay shall be hay of any of the grades of any of the classes in group IV which has 55 percent or more green color.

(ii) Grade designation. When the special grade Extra Green is applicable there shall be aded to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the words "Extra Green."

Example: U. S. No. 1 Extra Green Johnson

hay.

(2) Green hay—(1) Requirements. Green hay shall be hay of any of the grades lower than grade No. 1 of any of the classes in group IV which has 40 percent or more but less than 55 percent green color.

(11) Grade designation. When the special grade Green is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the word "Green."

Example: U. 8. No. 3 Green Johnson Light Grass Mixed hay.

Requirements.

(3) Fine hay—(1) Fine hay shall be hay of any of the grades of the class Johnson in group IV in which 70 percent or more of the Johnson grass stalks have diameters equal to or smaller than the diameter of No. 13 steel wire (approximately nine onehundredths of an inch), and no stalks have diameters equal to or greater than the diameter of No. 10 steel wire (approximately thirteen one-hundreths of an inch), by W & M standard wire gage standards.

(ii) Grade designation. When the special grade Fine is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the word "Fine."

Example: U. 8. No. 1 Fine Johnson hay. (4) Coarse hay—(i) Requirements. Coarse hay shall be hay of any of the grades of any of the classes in group IV in which more than 30 percent of the Johnson grass stalks have diameters equal to or greater than the diameter of

No. 9 steel wire (approximately fifteen one-hundredths of an inch), by W & M standard wire gauge standards.

(ii) Grade designation. When the special grade Coarse is applicable there shall be added to and made a part of the grade designation, preceding the name of the class, the word "Coarse."

Example: U. S. No. 1 Coarse Johnson hay. § 57.7 Grain, Wild Oat, Vetch, and Grair Mixed hay (Group V).

(a) Classes and class requirements.

Mixture percentages

Oat hay with not over 10 percent of legumes.

Red oat hay with not over 10 percent of legumes.

Wheat hay with not over 10 percent of legumes.

Barley hay with not over 10 percent of legumes.

Wild oat hay or a mixture of wild

oat hay and other grain hay with not over 30 percent of other grain hay and not over 10 percent of legumes. A mixture of red oat hay and wild oat hay or wheat hay and wild oat hay with over 10 percent but not over 40 percent of wild oat hay and not over 10 percent of legumes in each case. A mixture of wild oat hay and other grain hay with over 30 percent but less than 60 percent of other grain hay and not over 10 percent of legumes. A mixture of oat hay (including red oat hay) and alfalfa, wheat hay and alfalfa, or barley hay and alfalfa with over 10 percent

but not over 40 percent of

Class

Oat Light AlfalfaContinued

Oat and vetch mixed, Wheat and Vetch Mixed.

Vetch and Oat Mixed, Vetch and Wheat Mixed.

Vetch.....

Mixture percentages

alfalfa and not over 10 percent of grasses including the 5 per. cent allowance in 57.1 (m), (n), and (q) for oat hay, wheat hay, and barley hay, respectively. A mixture of oat hay (including red oat hay) and vetch hay or wheat hay and vetch hay with over 10 percent but not over 50 percent of vetch hay and not over 10 percent of grasses including the 5 percent allowance in § 57.1 (m) and (n) for oat hay and wheat hay, respectively. A mixture of vetch hay and oat hay (including red oat hay) or vetch hay and wheat hay with over 20 percent but less than 50 percent of oat hay, or wheat hay, as the case may be, and not over 10 percent of grasses including the 5 percent allowance in 57.1 (m) and (n) for oat hay and wheat hay, respectively.

Vetch hay or a mixture of vetch hay and grain hay with not over 20 percent of grain hay.

U.S. grade

No. 11.

No. 2.

No.3.

Sample grade.