2 CAR § 34-404 – Field standards

(a)
1. (1) The isolation required for the various classes is shown in the table below:
  Class Cottons of similar staple length and plant characters: Cottons of widely differentstaple length and plant characters:
  Foundation 15 ft. 300 ft.
  Registered 15 ft. 300 ft.
  Blue Tag Certified 15 ft. 100 ft.
2. (2) Notes. The isolation required from cottons, such as red or sea island, shall be one-fourth (1/4) mile.
(b)
1. (1)
  1. (A) Cotton plants in adjoining fields, if within the distances shown in the table above, must be destroyed by disking or shredding.
  2. (B) Otherwise, the field will be disqualified.
2. (2) Marking off the too-near strip, picking and ginning it separately, or furnishing certified seed to be planted in the too-near strip is not permissible in lieu of cutting back, nor is the use of barrier rows of corn or sorghum in place of these distances.
3. (3) If a field is cut back and destroyed by disking or shredding, this must be verified by a State Plant Board inspector before the field is picked.
(c) If a field is disqualified, this will also disqualify all other cotton which is produced with the same labor and equipment unless arrangements can be made, satisfactory to the board, for the separate harvesting and ginning of the disqualified field. Example: If one (1) of a contract grower's fields is disqualified because of varietal mixture, or nearness to other cotton, all other fields of this contract grower, which are farmed with the same labor and equipment, would be thrown out unless satisfactory arrangements can be made to harvest and gin the disqualified field separately.

(d) Fields for certification shall meet the standards shown in the table below at the time the field inspection is made:

	MAXIMUM PERMITTED IN EACH CLASS
Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified Blue Tag
Other varieties- definite including off-type plants	None	1 plant per acre	5 plants per acre
Balloon vine, Serrated Tussock and Itchgrass	None	None	None

Class	Cottons of similar staple length and plant characters:	Cottons of widely differentstaple length and plant characters:
Foundation	15 ft.	300 ft.
Registered	15 ft.	300 ft.
Blue Tag Certified	15 ft.	100 ft.