Jute shall be packed in bales of customary weight approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India.
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SCHEDULE I (See Rules 3 and 4) Requirements for each grade of white jute Grade Strength Defects Maximum Colour Fineness Density Total designation Root score content (percent by weight) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 W1 Very good Free from major and 10 Very good Very fine(5) Heavy bodied 100
(26) minor defects (22) (33) (12) (2) W2 . Good (22) Free from major and 15 good (9) Fine (2) Heavy bodied 85 minor defects (22) (28) (2) W3 . Fairly good Free from major and 20 Fairly good Fibress well Medium bodied 69
(18) minor defects except (24) (7) separated (1) (1) some loose leaf and a few specks (18) W4 . Fair average Free from major defects 26 Fair Average Fibres well Medium bodied 54
(14) and substantially free (30) (4) separated(1) (1) from specks and loose sticks (14) W5 . Average (10) Free from major defects 36 Average (3) .. .. 39
(10) (16) W6. Average (10) Free from center roots 46 a and dazed /over retted (12) .. .. .. 26 Fibre and reasonably .. .. ..
Free from entangled Sticks (4) W7. . Weak mixed(3) .. 57 .. .. .. 12 W8 . Entangled or any other jute not suitable for any of the above grades but of commercial value. 0 Notes :
1. A score card system of grading is envisaged. Relative weightage to each of quality characteristics is indicated in parenthesis in columns (2) to (7).
2. The minimum reed length should be 150 cms. Or the effective read length should not be less than 100 cms. except for W8.
3. Jute shall be in dry and storable condition.
4 .Jute shall be free from hunka mud and other foreign materials.
5. Natural dust may be allowed in grades W 5 to W 8 with proportionate discount.
6. Root content shall include hard barky croppy ends.
7. (a) for comparing strength value a tuft or fibre of approximately equal size. Shall be held equal distance apart and broken longitudinally without jerk; good luster of fibre is also and indicator of good fibre strength.
(b) Root content in terms of weight percentage shall be judged by observing the extent of barks along the length.
(c) Density or the heavy bodied ness of fibre shall be assessed by the heaviness of a number of fibre reeds held with in a grip and raised up and down.
8. A parcel of jute which would not score full marks for a particular grade shall still be considered, for that grade with suitable discount to be settled between the buyer and the seller, provided its score is not less, by 50 ( or more) percent of the difference between the maximum scores for that and the next lower grade. When the score is less by 50 (or more) per cent of the difference the buyer shall have option to reject or settle with suitable discount.
9. Scores on Schedule I shall be taken as guidance for determining the discount for white jute.
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SCHEDULE II (See Rules 3 and 4) Requirements for each Grades of Tossa and Daisee Jute Grade Maximum designation Strength Defects root con- Colour Fineness Density Total tent per score cent by weight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TD 1 . Very good Free from major or 5 Very good Very fine (5) Heavy bodied 100
(26) minor defect (22) (33) (12) (2) TD 2 . Good (22) Free from major or 10 Good (9) Fine (2) Heavy bodied 85 minor defects (22) (28) (2) TD 3 . Fairy good Free from major or 15 Fairly good Fibres well Medium bo- 69
(18) minor defects except (24) (7) separated(1) died (1) some loose leaf and a few specks (18) TD 4 . Fairly average Free from major defects 20 Fairly ave- Fibre Well Medium bo- 54
(14) and substantially free (20) rge (4) separated (1) died (1) specks and loose sticks
(14) TD 5 . Average (10) Free from major defects 26 Average (3) .. .. 39
(10) (16) TD 6 . Average (10) Free from center root 35 .. .. .. 26 and dazed/overretted (12) fibre & reasonably free from entagngled sticks
(4) TD 7 . Weak mixed .. 42 .. .. .. 13
(4) (9) TD 8 . Entangled or any other jute not suitable for any of the above grades but of commercial value.
Notes :
1. A score card system of grading is envisaged. Relative weightage to each of the quality characteristics is indicated in parenthesis in columns (2) to (7).
2. The minimum reed length should be 150 cms. Or the effective reed-length should not be less than 100 cm. except for TD 8.
3. Jute shall be in dry and storable condition.
4. Jute shall be free from Hunka, Mud and other foreign materials.
5. Natural dust may be allowed in grade TD 5 to TD 8 with proportionate discount.
6. Root content shall include hard barky croppy ends.
7. (a) For comparing strength values a tuft of fibre, or approximately equal size, shall be held equal distance apart and broken longitudinally without jerk; good luster of fibre is also an indicator of good fibre strength;
(b) Rood content in terms of weight percentage shall be judged by observing the extent of barks a along the length :
(c) Density of the heavy bodiness of fibre shall be assessed by the heaviness of a number of fibre reeds held within grip and raised up and down.
8. A parcel of jute which would not score full marks for a particular grade shall still be considered for that grade with suitable discount to be settled between the buyer and the seller, provided its score is not less, by 50 ( or more) percent of the difference between the maximum score for that and the next lower grade, when the score is less by 50 (or more ) percent of the difference the buyer shall have option to reject or settle with suitable discount.
9. Scores on Schedule II may be taken as guidance for determining the discount for Tossa and Daisee jute.
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SCHEDULE III (See Rule 5) Grade designation mark for jute Map of India 5