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the highest in style of display ; and 

 every thing that may add to the tasti- 

 ness and attractiveness of an exhibit 

 should be considered. 



6. Honey-dew, or any mixture of the 

 same, should be severely ruled out. 



Extracted-Honey. 



Rule 1. — Extracted-honey should be 

 marked on a scale of 100, as follows : 



Quantity 40 



Quality 45 



Style of display 15 



Rule 2. — The points of quality should 

 be: 



Variety 10 



Clearness of color 5 



Body 5 



Flavor 5 



Style of package 10 



Variety of package .'. . 5 



Finish 5 



Remabks. — 1. Light clover honey 

 pouring out of a vessel is white. Spanish- 

 needle is the color of straw. Dark clo- 

 ver honey is not of that hue. 



2. Style of package is rated a little 

 high, not only because in that consists 

 the principal beauty of an exhibit of 

 extracted-honey, but it also involves the 

 best package for marketing. We want 

 to show honey in the most attractive 

 form for the retail trade, and that in 

 this case means the most attractive style 

 for exhibition. Glass packages should 

 be given the preference over tin ; flint 

 glass over green ; and smaller vessels 

 over larger, provided the latter run over 

 one or two pounds. 



3. By variety of package, is meant 

 chiefly difi'erent sizes, but cans or kegs 

 (not too large) for wholesaling, and 

 small pails for retailing may be con- 

 sidered. In the latter case pails painted 

 in assorted colors, and lettered "Pure 

 Honey," should be given the preference. 



4. By finish is meant capping, label- 

 ing, etc. 



5. Less depends upon the manner of 

 arranging an exhibit of extracted than 

 of comb-honey, and for that reason, as 

 well as to give a higher number of 

 points to style of package, a smaller 

 score is allowed for style of display. 



Samples of Comb and Extracted- 

 Honey. 



Rule 1. — Single crates of comb-honey 

 entered as such for separate premiums, 

 should be judged by substantially the 

 same rules for an exhibitof comb-honey; 

 and samples of extracted by those gov- 

 erning exhibits of extracted-honey. 



5. Honey arranged in a show-case, so 

 as to show every section, should score 



Rule 2. — Samples of comb or ex- 

 tracted-honey, as above, may be con- 

 sidered as part of the general display in 

 their respective departments. 



Granulated Honey. 



Rule 1. — Candied or granulated honey 

 should be judged by the rules for ex- 

 tracted, except as below. 



Rule 2. — The points of quality should 

 be: 



Variety 10 



Fineness of grain 10 



Flavor 5 



Style of package 10 



Variety of package 10 



Finish 5 



Rule 3. — An exhibit of granulated 

 honey should not be entered or consid- 

 ered as a part of a display of extracted- 

 honey. 



Nuclei of Bees. 



Rule 1. — Bees in observation hives 

 should be marked on a scale of 100 as 

 follows: 



Color and markings 40 



Quantity of bees 10 



Brood 10 



Queen 10 



Style of comb 10 



Style of hive 20 



Remarks — 1. The markings of Italian 

 bees should be uniformly three yellow 

 bands plainly visible, and such should 

 stand before four, five, or promiscuous 

 banded bees ; and the leather-colored 

 before the golden or light yellow. The 

 reason for the above is that the prevail- 

 ing verdict is in favor of the darker 

 colored Italians as a " bee for business." 



2. The markings of other races should 

 be those claimed for those races -^or 

 strains in their purity. \ 



3. The largest quantity of bees in a 

 hive, provided there are not too many to 

 see the comb to advantage, should score 

 the highest. 



4. The queen is sometimes omitted 

 from a nucleus of bees on exhibition, 

 hence the presence of one should score 

 ten. 



5. The largest quantity of brood in 

 all stages, or nearest to that, should 

 score the highest in that respect. 



5. The straightest, smooth(^st, most 

 complete comb, with the most sealed 

 honey consistent with the most brood, 

 should score the highest. 



7. The nicest hive, and that one 

 which shows the bees, etc., to best ad- 

 vantage should score the highest. 



