FHA Grading Terminology - Fur Harvesters

1 FHA Grading TerminologyWeiGHTsHeavySemiLight or FlatBeAverprime, very dense underfur, shearabledense underfur, suitable for short shearlacks underfur, not reccommended for shearingrAccoonlong nap length, deep underfurmedium nap length, medium underfurcoat, short napred Foxlong nap, deep underfurmedium nap length, medium underfurshort nap, low underfurMArTendeep, thick underfurmedium density or underfurlow density, underfurTiP: When drying pelts, use a constant source of heat of 55 to 65 F or 14 to 18 c. deFecTsGood Slight (GD SLT): Good quality with small Damaged (SLT DGD): Good quality with larger Damaged (GD DGD): Good quality with large Damaged (REG DGD): Average quality with large Damaged (BDLY DGD): Extensive damage, little or no : Area of pelt has rotted, little or no : Triple Extra Large - 0 XXL: Double Extra Large - 1XL: Extra Large - 2L: Large - 3LM: Large Medium - 4M: Medium - 5S: Small - 6XS: Extra Small - 7 ABBreviATionsGD: Good SLT: Slight BDLY: Badly RBD: Rubbed GRSY.

2 Greasy S: Singed LT: Light RR: Red Rim BR: Brown ORD: OrdinaryDGD: DamagedPT: PartSTND: StainedHVY: HeavySH: Straight HairASST: AssortedDK: DarkT/S: Ticks and ScarsGrAdes (excePT MUsKrATs)IPTII: Fully prime, above average in quality, texture and pelt preparation, no : Prime pelt of above average quality and II: Slightly early pelt with well finished guard hair but lacking : Early or late pelt with incomplete guard hair and lacking : Very early or late pelt with poor finish, little or no underfur, dark coloured & V: Inferior pelt of little or no commercial : "X" preceding a letter indicates "Extra" ie.

3 XD = Extra Dark, XP = Extra pale. Some additional descriptive Terminology may be used to denote unusual FoxMink/otterLynx/ catsMartenFisherEastern (A,B,C)Western (DK BRN to XPale)A to D Colour of back1 to 4 Colour of bellyColourAclear, very dark, natu-ral colourDK-DKBRN: dark to dark brownbright, silvery, clear underfurextra pale1: clear white bellydeep, dark rich redclear, very darkbright white bellyDK: darkDK: darkBdark, slightly brownishBR: brownslightly yellow or brownishpale2: slight off bellymedium dark reddark, dark brownnarrower belly, slightly brownishBRN: brownBRN.

4 BrownCbrown to red over allLT BRN:light brownyellow to brownyellowish cast3: off bellypale redbrownnarrow belly noticeable brown red bandLT BRN: light brownLT BRN: light brownDPaledark yellow to brown or orangetawney4: very off (brown) bellyvery pale to yellowpalevery narrow or red bellyPalePaleXPale: extra-paleextra paleXPale: extra-paleXPale: extra-pal