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to other sections if it comes in contact with them, it is best 

 to have a bench made with a box or tray into which the 

 propolis will fall or to raise the sections an inch or two above 

 the table top on a block while they are being cleaned. These 

 appliances also make it possible to reach the bottom of the 

 section in scraping. Propolis is usually scraped by hand, a 

 sharp steel case-knife being used. If the knife does not 

 remove all propolis and stain, sandpaper will complete the 

 work. The scraping of sections requires care to prevent 

 damaging of the honey. 



Grading. 



In no other type of honey package is so much care needed 

 to grade properly as in comb-honey. The grading rules 

 which are most applicable to all conditions of comb-honey 

 production throughout the United States are those adopted 

 by the National Bee Keepers' Association, February 13, 1913, 

 which are here given. 



Sections of comb honey are to be graded : First, as to finish ; 

 second, as to color of honey ; and third, as to weight. The sections 

 of honey in any given case are to be so nearly alike in these three 

 respects that any section shall be representative of the contents of 

 the case. 



I. Finish: 



1. Extra Fancy. Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly 

 attached to the four sides, the sections to be free from propolis or 

 other pronounced stain, combs and cappings white, and not more 

 than six unsealed cells on either side. 



2. Fancy. Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached 

 to the four sides, the sections free from propolis or other pronounced 

 stain, comb and cappings white, and not more than six unsealed 

 cells on either side exclusive of the outside row. 



3. No. 1. Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to 

 the four sides, the sections free from propolis or other pronounced 

 stain, comb and cappings white to slightly off color, and not more 

 than forty unsealed cells, exclusive of the outside row. 



4. No. 2. Comb not projecting beyond the box, attached to the 

 sides not less than two-thirds of the way around, and not more than 

 sixty unsealed cells exclusive of the row adjacent to the box. 



