THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 129 



"Don't believe selling;- honey by pictures would prove a satis- 

 factory plan." 



Still another view is s^iven in the reply of Ilildreth & Segelken, 

 of Xew York Cit}-. in the following: 



"It is not alone the color of the honey which should be taken 

 into consideration, but the weight of the section as well. A crate 

 of honey holding say 24 combs fancy, should average 23 pounds net ; 

 Xo. 1 from 21 to 22 pounds, and Xo. 2 not less than from 19 to 20 

 pounds. 



"Xow\ as to the comb you have marked fancy, we would be 

 only too glad to receive all combs as good as the one shown in the 

 picture. If no poorer filled combs than the one shown would pass 

 as fancy honey, there would not be much of that grade on the mar- 

 kets. A good manv sections Avhich would range Ijetween your 

 fancy and your Xo. 1 could be classed as fancy, and we do not 

 think that anv dealer or buyer would take exception, so long as the 

 color is fancy white. 



"Your comb marked Xo. 1, is all right, but your comb marked 

 Xo. 2 is rather too scanty. From the appearance we should judge 

 that a crate holding- 24 sections like the one shown, would not 

 weigh more than lo or 1(5 pounds. Some of these combs may be 

 put into the Xo. 2 honey in order to make the w^eight as above 

 stated, say 19 to 20 pounds, and all combs like this would not pass 

 as Xo. 2 honey. The grading question is a rather hard proposition, 

 and we doubt very much whether any rules could be adopted to suit 

 everyone." 



{Coiitiiiiicd ill May Ri-:\ikw. ) 



High Aim in Comb Honey Production. 



FRED. W. MUTH. 



^^A liRE I to raise Comb Honey to ship, it would be only Fancy 

 Vtf/ and Xumber 1 grades, using Xo. 1 white polished 4^4 x 4'4 

 xljs 2-beeway sections. By all means use separators, and 

 just as important, to insure safe transportation, 1 would positively 

 use top and bottom starters in each section, just as they do in the 

 west where they ship carloads of Comb Honey thousands of miles 

 without breaking a comb. 



Having scraped off all the propolis, the Fancy should l)e packed 

 separate from the X'o. 1 grade. I would use a 24-section, glass front, 

 double-tier wooden case, with top stenciled "This side up. handle 

 with care." Grade carefully so that each case wall weigh as near 

 22^ lbs. net as possible. 



