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honey. One face of each section shall 

 be perfect in appearance, fully sealed, 

 except the line of cells touching the 

 wood. The other side of the section 

 shall be perfect in color and sealing, or 

 nearly so. 



The second grade shall be known in 

 the trade as fair to good, white, and be 

 marked " C," and shall be packed to 

 meet the requirements of those desiring 

 a good honey, but who care little for 

 outside appearance. It shall be com- 

 posed of honey thrown out of the flrst 

 grade, irregular and travel-stained 

 combs, sections not perfectly filled, but 

 yet having but little unsealed honey. 



White honey, third grade, mixed with 

 inferior honey, including buckwheat and 

 Fall flowers, shall be graded by itself, 

 and marked " M." We desire that 

 combs so badly stained as to have the 

 appearance of saffron, be thrown into 

 this grade. 



Buckwheat honey shall be packed by 

 itself, and shall be marked "B." 



Those bee-keepers sending to market 

 boxes known as " pieces," shall put 

 upon them a private mark of their own. 

 This should also apply to honey-dew and 

 other kinds not falling in regular 

 grades. 



The chairman of the committee re- 

 ported that they had labored long and 

 faithfully, and found it well-nigh im- 

 possible to agree. This report was 

 offered near the close of the last session, 

 when nearly three-fourths of the mem- 

 bers had gone home, and those present 

 were in a hurry to have " the thing over 

 with," and the report was accepted and 

 adopted without comment, and I venture 

 the opinion that the rules were not the 

 sentiment of the majority of the mem- 

 bers of the convention. 



What Constitutes an Italian Bee ? 



The committee, on a standard of ex- 

 cellence for Italian bees, reported as 

 follows : 



Italian bees must adhere to the combs 

 when properly handled, and not cluster 

 about or rush around and fall to the 

 ground. They must have three bands, 

 of a color ranging from golden yellow to 

 leather color. They must be quiet when 

 well handled, and in time of scarcity 

 must place their honey in a compact 

 shape. 



Schedule of marking, in a schedule of 

 100 points : 



Comb building, 10. 



Honey-gathering qualities, 40. 



Prolificness, 20. 



Wintering, 15. 



Gentleness, 10. 



Color, 5. 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



The Committee on Exhibits reported 

 as follows : 



A fine sample of comb-honey in car- 

 tons, and extracted-honey in glass jars, 

 by G. H. Knickerbocker. 



Exhibit of honey by McKullock & Co., 

 of various styles and qualities, also 

 photographs of different honey exhibits. 



S. Cornell exhibited a curiously- 

 arranged straw hive, with combs point- 

 ing from corner to corner. 



Hive and clamp, queen-excluder and 

 queen-cages, by N. D. West. We would 

 especially note his exhibit of beautiful 

 and practical queen-cell protectors. 



The Hasting's feeder and bee-escapes, 

 said to work nicely, were also on exhibit, 

 but the committee has no knowledge of 

 either. 



Dadant's foundation with natural 

 base, both heavy and light, by C. P. 

 Dadant, of Illinois ; also, "Langstroth on 

 the Honey Bee,"' and samples of bee 

 veiling, which were very nice. 



J. Van Deusen exhibited the nice flat- 

 bottomed foundation, both heavy and 

 light. 



Chaff hives, complete, with drone and 

 queen-trap, were exhibited by W. W. 

 Cary ; also bee feeders and comb-foun- 

 dation. 



We also note in Mr. Cary's exhibit the 

 Porter bee-escape and Alley drone-trap. 

 All of the foundation in these exhibits 

 was very nice. 



E. E. Root exhibited a dovetailed hive 

 with Hoffman frames. 



Samples of Dadant foundation drawn 

 out in sections was exhibited from the 

 Ontario Agricultural and Experimental 

 Union, by Mr. R. F. Holtermann, of 

 Brantford, Canada, showing that it was 

 not wise to use comb-foundation in sec- 

 tions heavier than 12 feet to the pound. 



E. L. Goold & Co., of Ontario, exhib- 

 ited a model of a two-frame reversible 

 extractor. 



An improved Quinby smoker was ex- 

 hibited by W. E. Clark. 



A 4-frame honey-extractor was exhib- 

 ited by W. L. Coggshall, and was said to 

 be very practical. 



W. Connor exhibited a deep frame 

 hive, contracted, on the principle that a 

 deep frame will winter the bees better 

 than a shallow one. 



Thos. Pierce, 

 g. m. doolitti.e, 

 R. H. Holmes. 



The Committee on Resolutions re- 

 ported as follows : 



