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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Some is crated to suppU^ my home de- 

 mand, l)ut the larger part is left until 

 September. 



"The supers taken off at the close of 

 the sumn-er harvest not completed are 

 tiered separateh\ 



'"To handle and crate cdnib hone}- 

 pro])erly requires much care. The deli- 

 cate combs are very easily cut or bruised, 

 and a little carelessness will re.'mlt in 

 broken combs and dripping honey. In 

 crating comb honev I have a case at my 

 right hand on a l^ench; at my left I place 

 a honey-case. A section-box is raised 

 from the super, taken in the left hand, 

 and with the right hand I use the hive- 

 opener with which I scrape ofif the pro- 

 polis from the box and place it at one 

 corner of the case, next the glass. The 

 second section is removed from the super, 

 and placed next to the first one in the 

 case, and so I proceed until the case is 

 filled. The other supers of the same 

 grade are thus emptied. If any combs 

 are cut, or in any way broken, such 

 .should not be put in the case. A verj- 

 few broken combs, if cased, will make a 

 dauby mess, as the hone)' will cover much 

 of the case bottom and drip through, 

 thus disgusting all who may in any way 

 later handle the honey. 



"I usually case mv nicest honey first, 

 which I grade as No. r. That not so 

 white in comb, or a little colored by the 

 bees, and combs not so complete, is 

 styled No. 2. The honey in the cases of 

 each grade should be uniform in quality. 

 The honey next the glass in each case 

 should be no nicer than that in the cen- 

 tral part. The honev should in other 

 ways be cased so that to see the combs 

 next the glass, as it stands in the store or 

 commission house, may be an evidence of 

 the quality of the whole case without 

 further inspection. When honey is so 

 put up, the purchaser, whether grocer or 

 consumer, can take it, and handle it comb 

 by comb with satisfaction in selling or 

 using. Every bee-keeper has his own 

 reputation to build up and hold; if he 

 expects good sales in the future, his 

 goods should ht as represented by the 

 honev in full view. 



"The partialh- filled supers taken off at 

 the close of the summer harvest should be 

 looked over, and all complete boxes cased 

 for sale, and those not so filled returned 

 to the hives at the opening of the fall 

 honey-flow, if such comes. 



"For the second grade I use very few un- 

 capped combs, or those combs not nearly 

 all capped. I sell some of the partially 

 capped combs to neighbors, or to those 

 who call and may see and prefer it at a 



lower price. Those not sold at the close 

 of the honey season are emptied aiul used 

 the next season. My honey-cases have 

 two glass sides, which show off the honey 

 to good advantage, and aid sales. The 

 covers are tight filling, and come over to 

 the outside of the cases, thus keeping out 

 all dust, etc." 



Honey Quotations. 



The followinp; rnles for gradiug honey were 

 adop'pd by the North American Bee Keepers' 

 .\8flociatioii, at its Washiugton meetiug, ami, bo 

 far as possible, quotations are made according 

 to these rales . 



Fancy.— -Vll sections to he well filled ; coinlis 

 straight, of even thickness, and lirnily attaclied 

 to all four si'les ; both wood an<l comb nusoiled 

 by travel-stain, or otlierwise ; all the colls sealed 

 except the row of cells next the wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, bnt combs nn- 

 even or crooked, detached at the bottom, or 

 with but few cells un-<ealed ; both wooti and 

 comb unsoiled by travel stain or otherwise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified 

 according to color, asing the terms white, amber 

 and dark. That is, there will be " fancy white," 

 No. 1, dark,"' etc. 



The prices given in the following quotations 

 are those at which the dealers sell to the gro- 

 cers. From these prices must be deducted 

 freight, cartage and coniniission — the balance 

 being sent to the shipper. Commission is ten 

 per cent.; except that a few dealers charge only 

 five per cent, when a shipment sells for as much 

 as one hundred dollars. 



CHICAGO— The market is in good shape for 

 honey of all kinds, and this month is one of the 

 best tor its sale. We quote as follows: Fancy 

 white, 15 to 16; No. 1 white, 14 to 15; fancy 

 amber, 12 to 13; No. 1 amber, 9 to 10; fancy 

 dark, 8 to 9; white, extracted, 7V2 to 8; amber, 

 extracted, 6^ to 7; dark, extracted, 6to 6>^; bees- 

 wax, 28. 



Sept. 



R. A. BURNETT & Co., 



163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



NEW YORK-There is little comb honey on 

 our market, and practically no demand through 

 our channels, just at this time; :io doubt caused 

 largely on account of the risk in shipping during 

 warm' weather. We usually do little on comb 

 honev before September. 



We' do not advise the shipping of extracted 

 honey just at this lime, for the reason that there 

 is not much demand, and quite a liberal supply, 

 although with our usual trade at this time of the 

 year it would not take long to clean it up. We 

 can hardly report reliable quotations at this time, 

 but we certainly must look for lower prices than 

 last season. 



FRANCIS H. LEGGETT & CO. 



July 17. W. Broadway Franklin & Variclc St«. 



