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4. RedrigsLSprao Size Percent sand content not to exceed 5%. Samples are taken each hour.and tested lw,- y~ n WE ~: ~, ,' ~~I~~~a~~~~~~~~~~~'~ CG/24 ON -6 mesh +24 mesh ~~£~' ~' "6`y. va >~•e.. ~. K6/80 -6 mesh +30 mesh Iz 1~ %~ D;~~?. 5. ,B,edrlecl Stpin and Saraty.Moi e ~~~•J Sampli?ag/te$timg frequency: Mininaum of one eample each hour. TARGET 11.OYa LCL .1Q,Q% RERUN + % ITM FV i•T1N-1 MP ' UITF, nFIT &3,ll ~ 4I [&,=* Continuous on-line Monitoring By NX$, IE612 and Laboratory Analysis Readings of moisture and-nieotine-supr on the total flow are taken every 1/2 second prior to packing and calculated on a time basis to represent the average for each bale. Core samples are taken hourly from each processing li.ue ana submitted for standard laboratory analysis for instrument calibration purposes. Strip Moisture: ? '« ~~~~', wo I I WE AW M . .~ . ~ ~~ ~d ~ TARGET 42 ' - LCL •yr~..~ y,. 4~.~:p~.~.Y y! .,e r s. ;}~~,c C, ~i~i•., ~ ; ~ ,~f~~ ~~~ ! ti,~••~ s.S~', k~~~t.,, ~ TARGET 13.Q%~ LC~, .~0~, ~•- on tje•.~ -;'~~;~~~'~ - %z, x2•8 ab°• a p '.:.~~ , ~~ ~~~~~ v7 ~ .V k ~X'7 `..` ':v? ~Kb~ RERUN +1 ° n~:R~1`;'O4CC{d]• I ,M-1110 EM TtERUN + °a

Nicotine Expectation by Grade: u~~ Mw V ,U_"AlV:M. ~x. It is desirable that the standard deviation of individual core sample responses be no greater than .2 and that 98.8% of samples fall within t.G% of grade target value after being determined by R&D Leaf and Blends Division. Sugar Expectation by Grade: }'~.y,. ~S~ yyy~~tv.a• <,~ ~'{r.~ :e vh~.,.•; fsvv'"' s•~53~"'.~ $:o. vy,';f~ fs z<"'~r$ / /¢~: ~,~a`~~ss~y. .~ k~. ~~: <, g;~5~~~~s£'•~~,g, ~~~,~ ;~ ? ~ ~~}~y ''~~ .~ ;<,~ 3~, ~ f~`a ~~ n ~~~~~1~~~~'Zit,F:R~<?~.~~7s~'»~~~Cdyi;.,~~}•','HR~~S.gd~i•sRdibR~~~t.'~§~~.~tiw`Z.i.~~~~'`.3't.' S::a&;. F.o~:s<ie..~'~r~ It is desirable that the standard deviation of individual core sample responses be no greater than 1.25 and that 98.4% of samples fall within a ± 8% rtinge. 7. kU9k&9iU9j-natxW!"o Leaf Packaging Speeiflcaitone: • Redried Strips: Paaked as a M Tersa Bale and wrapped with polyethylene stretch wrap. Every third storage pallet will be covered with 4 mil polyethylene sheet. No Kabat applied to strips. • packingWeights: Flue-Cured 1,050 -1, ].001bs. Burley 900 - 1,000 lbs. Maryland 750 - 900 lbs. y Redriad Steme: Packed in RJR stem boxes. packing Weighta - All tobacco typos 6501bs. to 1,100 lbs. • Redried Scrap: Packed in RJR boxes. Each box will be lined with one polyethylene bag. Packi.ng'VYeigUts - All tobacco types 3601bg. to 6501bs.

* Bale/Case Marking ('IYckets): The following minimum items are to be printed on a ticket that is at least 4- 1/2" x 4-1/2": • Crop Year • Growing Belt Processing Grade • Processing Condition (STP =Strip, s'I'M=Stem, SCP=Scrap) • Gross Weight • Net Weight • Production Date • Unique Bar Code (R.J'R-Computer ldenti.cs 2 of 5 with a mod 10 check digit) j,'ac 'ng Materi SAeci$Gation$ - • Tersa Bale Heads • 47" X 40"- X 5/8" CC Fierdwood plywood with grain direction on outer ply to be parallel with the 40" dimension. Glue to be odorless phenolic, exterior grade, heat and moisture resistant. No edge voids are allowed. All edges of the plywood are to be covered w3.th 26 gauge galvan.ized steel ASTM-A627, coating designation G90, Q60. No on allowed on metel. • Steel Strap 3/4" X 0.015 gauge thickn.ess (18501b. Break strength). No oil allowed on metal. • Polypropylene Strap 7/16" X 6001b. break strength. • Stem & Scrap Box 1 piece ooxrugated box, regular slotted construction, 8501b. test, double wall B&C flutes with one manufactuxer's joint stitched inside. Bottom flap overlap to be 8".

Dimensions: Tnside - 46-1.4" X 46-1I4" X 39-718" 4utside - 46-7/8" X 46-71$" X 41" + Polyethylene Pallet Plagtic 8' wide X 4 mile thiclc clear. ~ Polyethylene Bags 48" wide X 50" deep X 96" long X 4 mils thick with opening across 48" width. • Polyethylene Stretch Wrap Signode Sensor Stretch, one aide cling, .85 mils thick, weryne/dta}w2.eoc ,

FAX TRANSMISSION COVER SHELT DATE: JUNE 61 1996 ATTENTION: WAYNE MAgE FROM: JACKIE MCCLOUD NO.OP' PAGES 1NCLUDING COVER SHEET ~?7 COMMENTS: RRN E M p E a F 15 R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY LEAF OPERATIONS i'.O. BOX 2718 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27102 FAX: 9101741-1088 PLEASE CALL 8101741-36631F THE MESSAGE IS RECEIVED INCOMPLETE OR 1LLEGiBLE "We Work for Smokers"

2. Striu Stem Analveis ~ utom~atiG Stem Tester ethod a) To be core sampled from total finished~product packed into tersa bales. b) Saxnplingltesting'firequency: Every<ot~fer tersa bale (nominal) c) Sample Size: 200 gram target •% Obj. Stems: Individual Tests - Target 0.S% Rerun: +0.7% (Obj Stems +=2" X 1 1/4" Slotted plate) i- 9 % Total Stems: Individual Tests - Targe~~ ('Total Stems = Obj + No. 12 U. S. Standard) NOTE: Restem strip which test above the OBJ and TOTAT., stem rerun limits Redried.StemLength Rerun: ~ . Samples are take.n- twice per. shift and analyzed by RT,nSA and/or manual stem board. .. ?41WV4k~.'6?'ifi.4 VLM Lower stalk position, mixed lengths C2M . Mixed stalk position (including C grades), mixed lengths C8M Upper stalk position, mixed lengths Css ~y»bsSi.AS.4 K Stem fiber and scrap miued ~; 1, w.' ', .) Mixed stalk position, short lengths Target Length: 1.50 inches and less than 5% over 4 inches for the three stem grades Target Length: 1.00 inch Less than 5% over 2.5 inch KSS Stem fiber and scrap mi.xed.

t R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Specifications DATE: June 28,1994 ' Quality Specification for 1994 Crop Flue-Cured, Burley and Maryland strips and 13y-Products to_ be Processed at Brook Cove 1. Strin Size Analysia a) To be sampled from the total flow of finished strip after leaving redryer. b) Samples are automatically dropped by reversing conveyors and routed to automated rotexes which separate and weigh samples into size fractions. The process of sampling and sieving ia continuous. c) Sample size: 10.6 lbs. to 26 Zbs. depending on flow rates d) Testing screens. in the Rotexes are compatible to USA. Standard Stsxumery Sieve Testing Screen$, e) Sieve specifications by screeri for individual tests are as follows: %+1" gb Tota1 Tota l -Y." 96 -8 M esh - )&JR snd.g S_r~= TAF.&M L_Q Targ,e I+SL Tarcet UM r~ IIM YAM All Flue. -K ~' 20 •''Tr 67 6.0 11.0 0,7 1.8 Cured, C, Burley & 3 Maryland Stri e NOTE: Bales which exceed the LCL ancUor UCL are not rerun but action should be taken to min;n,»c the number of tests outside the LCL and UCL.