AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Frank Benton — I do not know. Per- 

 haps not more than 5 per cent. 



J, E. Crane— It has been a great dis- 

 appointment to me that I cannot grade 

 my honey as Dr. Miller proposes to have 

 it graded, but the commission men have 

 always objected. They say, put your 

 fancy and No. 1 all in one grade. If 

 you don't, you will not get much more 

 for the small amount of fancy honey, 

 while the No. 1 will suffer more by the 

 comparison than you will gain by the 

 little extra that you get for the small 

 amount of fancy that you may have. I 

 have never been able to get more than a 

 cent a pound more for the fancy than 

 for the next lower grade ; nor more than 

 two cents more for my No. 1 than for 

 my lowest grade. 



K.. F. Holtermann — I think too much 

 stress is placed upon the few unsealed 

 cells. There is more difference in regard 

 to travel stain. 



A. C. Hoopes — I am a dealer here in 

 Washington. I have handled honey 

 here for 20 years. I am not in favor of 

 having a superfine, extra, fancy grade. 

 I would have no pollen in the best grade. 

 No section should be less than three- 

 fourths full. 



A. N. Draper — There is the point of 

 pollen. I think that two cells of pollen 

 in a section ought not to throw it over 

 into the lower grade. 



J. E. Crane — I think it a little severe 

 that a cell or two of pollen should con- 

 demn a section to a lower grade. 



H. Segelken — An occasional cell of 

 pollen, or an unsealed cell, ought not to 

 throw a section into a lower grade. 



R. F. Holtermann — Upon which would 

 you draw the line closer, pollen or cap- 

 pings ? 



H. Segelken — On cappings. 



It was in this way that the discussion 

 ran on for an hour or two, and the re- 

 sult was that only two grades were 

 adopted, and they were the first two 

 grades of the grading adopted a year 

 ago at Chicago. The wording was 

 slightly changed in the first grade, al- 

 lowing sections with the row of cells 

 next to the wood to be unsealed in the 

 fancy grade. The grades as now adopted 

 and approved by the North American, 

 are as follows : 



Fancy. — All sections to be well filled ; 

 combs straight, of even thickness and 

 firmly attached to all four sides ; both 

 wood and comb to be unsoiled or travel- 

 stained, or otherwise; all cells sealed 

 except the row of ceils next to the wood. 



No. 1. — All sections well filled, but 

 with combs crooked or uneven, detached 

 at the bottom, or with but few cells un- 



sealed ; both wood and comb unsoiled by 

 travel-stain or otherwise. 



In addition to the above, honey is to 

 be classified according to color, into 

 light, amber and dark. For instance, 

 there will be "fancy light," "fancy 

 amber," and "fancy dark." "No. 1 

 light," "No. 1 amber," and "No. 1 

 dark." 



While there are some points in the 

 above that are not covered, that of pol- 

 len, for instance, and some other omis- 

 sions, I think it the best plan that has 

 yet been approved by the North Ameri- 



can. 



Spraying- of Fniit-Trees. 



This subject was again brought up. 

 A. N. Draper thought something might 

 be done through the manufacturers of 

 pumps and spraying outfits. Get them 

 to recommend in their instructions that 

 spraying during bloom was of little 

 benefit in any case, and in most in- 

 stances of no benefit, while it was almost 

 always an injury to bees, which are of 

 great benefit to fruit-growers. 



Frank Benton — I doubt if we could 

 get the manufacturers to do this. They 

 wish to sell pumps, and have no desire 

 to put any restrictions upon their use. 

 It is well-known that spraying for the 

 coddling-moth does no good until the 

 little apples are formed, and people 

 should be informed upon this point. The 

 Department of Agriculture has a Bulle- 

 tin upon this point, and it is sent free to 

 all applicants. 



R. F. Holtermann — We found it im- 

 possible to educate people fast enough, 

 so we have secured the passage of a law 

 forbidding the spraying of trees while in 

 bloom. 



Upon motion, a committee consisting 

 of Frank Benton, A. N. Draper and J. 

 E. Crane, was appointed to draft resolu- 

 tions upon this subject. Later the com- 

 mittee made the following report, which 

 was adopted : 



Whekeas, Strong evidence from vari- 

 ous portions of the country has been pre- 

 sented to the North American Bee- 

 Keepers' Association at several of its 

 meetings, to the effect that the spraying 

 of fruit-trees while in bloom has resulted 

 in serious destruction to bee-life through 

 poisoning ; and. 



Whereas, Since the complete pol- 

 lenization of the fruit-blossoms is of the 

 greatest importance to the fruit-grower 

 himself, and therefore the destruction 

 of the bees is not only a loss to the bee- 

 keepers, but also a great one to fruit- 

 growers ; and, 



