HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



row of cells next to the wood; combs com- 

 paratively even; one-eighth part of the comb 

 surf ace soiled, or the entire surf ace 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 the honey must be classified 

 according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber, and dark ; that is, there will be, "Fancy 

 White," "No. 1 dark," etc. 



These are the result of the action of the 

 National Beekeepers' Association in convention 

 in Washington, D.C., in December, 1892. 



The Colorado Beekeepers' Association 

 adopted the following rules, which prevail 

 west of the Mississippi: 



NEW COMB-HONEY GRADING-RULES ADOPTED 

 BY THE COLORADO STATE BEEKEEPERS* 

 ASSOCIATION 



No. 1 WHITE. Sections to be well filled 

 and evenly capped except the outside row, 





