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EASTERN GRADING RULES FOR ComB HONEY. 
Fancy.—Al\ 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.—Ali 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.—All sections 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. 
In 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,”’ ete. 
THE PRODUCTION OF WAX. 
New Comsp-Honety 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 0unces. 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 
in this grade to weigh less than 12 ounces. Cases of separatored honey to average 
not less than 19 pounds net. Cases of half-separatored honey to average not less than 
20 pounds net per case of 24 sections. Cases of unseparatored honey to average not 
less than 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 
Beeswax, which is secreted by the bees and used by them for 
building their combs, is an important commercial product. There 
are times in almost every apiary when there are combs to be melted 
up, and it pays to take care of even scraps of comb and the cappings 
taken off in extracting. A common method o{ taking out the wax 
is to melt the combs in a solar wax extractor. This is perhaps the 
most feasible method where little wax is produced, but considerable 
wax still remains in old brood combs after such heating. Various 
wax presses are on the market, or one can be made at home. If much 
wax is produced, the bee keeper should make a careful study of the 
methods of wax extraction, as there is usually much wax wasted even 
after pressing. 
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