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In preparing comb honey for market it should be carefully graded, 
so that the sections in each shipping case are as uniform as possible. 
Nothing will more likely cause wholesale purchasers to cut the price 
than to find the first row of sections in a case fancy and those behind 
of inferior grade. Grading rules have been adopted by various bee 
keepers’ associations or drawn up by honey dealers. The following 
sets of rules are in general use: 
EASTERN GRADING RULES FOR ComsB Honey. 
Fancy.—All sections well filled; combs straight; firmly attached to all four sides; 
the combs unsoiled by travel, stain, or otherwise; all the cells sealed except an occa- 
sional one; the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 
A No. 1.—All sections well filled except the row of cells next to the wood; combs 
straight; one-eighth part of comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; 
the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 
No. 1.—Allsections well filled 
except the row of cells next to 
the wood; combs comparatively 
even; one-eighth part of comb 
surface soiled, or the entire 
surface slightly soiled. 
No. 2.—Three-fourths of the 
total surface must be filled and 
sealed. 
No. 3.—Must weigh at least 
half as much as a full-weight 
section. 
Tn addition to this the honey 
is to be classified according to 
color, using the terms white, 
amber, and dark; that is, there 
will be ‘‘Fancy White,’’ ‘‘No. 1 Dark,”’ etc. 
Fia. 21.—Shipping cases for comb honey. 
New Coms-Honrty GRADING RULES ADOPTED BY THE COLORADO STATE BEE 
KEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
No. 1 White.—Sections to be well filled and evenly capped, except the outside row, 
next to the wood; honey white or slightly amber, comb and cappings white, and not 
projecting beyond the wood; wood to be well cleaned; cases of separatored honey to 
average 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections; no section in this grade to weigh less than 
134 ounces. Cases of half-separatored honey to average not less than 22 pounds net 
per case of 24 sections. Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less than 23 
pounds net per case of 24 sections 
No. 1 Light Amber.—Sections to be well filled and evenly capped, except the out- 
side row, next to the wood; honey white or light amber; comb and cappings from white 
to off color, but not dark; comb not projecting beyond the wood; wood to be well 
cleaned. Cases of separatored honey to average 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections; 
no section in this grade to weigh less than 134 ounces. Cases of half-separatored honey 
to average not less than 22 pounds net per case of 24 sections. Cases of unseparatored 
honey to average not less than 23 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 
No. 2.—This includes all white honey, and amber honey not included in the above 
grades; sections to be fairly well filled and capped, no more than 25 uncapped cells, 
exclusive of outside row, permitted in this grade; wood to be well cleaned; no section 
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