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them some more smoke. Then take off the super and stand on end, 

 bu\t stand it in such a position that the sun does not strike the 

 honey, as it would melt the combs before I am ready to carry the 

 supers into the extracting house. I proceed in this way until we 

 have off as many supers as we can extract during the day, and no 

 more, as all that would be left over night would be troublesome to 

 extract. 



Now before carrying the supers into the extracting house a 

 fourth round is made with the smoker, giving all a little smoke. 

 This rids them almost entirely of bees. Then they are immediately 

 carried to the extracting house. During the course of extracting, 

 if any brood should be found it is put in an empty super provided 

 for the purpose, and at the end of the day, this super or supers is 

 put back on some of the weaker colonies, or new colonies formed. 

 However, while taking the supers off a close watch is kept on them 

 and if at any time robbing should commence they are at once car- 

 ried to the extracting house and stacked in a criss-cross sort of way 

 in the lightest place possible, so that the few remaining bees will 

 pass out. 



Goliad, Texas. 



A Discussion of Those Picture Grading Rules. 



(Continued from June) 



'^^S'X continuing the discussion of the grading rules, I can do no 

 jl better than to now give you the latest rules adopted by the 

 Colorado State Bee-Keepers' Association. They are as fol- 

 lows: 



FANCY WHITE. 



"Sections to be well filled, comb firmly attached on all sides 

 and evenly capped, except the outside row. next to the wood. 

 Honey, comb and cappings white and not projecting beyond wood. 

 Wood to be well cleaned ; no section in this grade to weigh less 

 than 13J/2 ounces. 



No. 1. 



"Sections to be well filled, combs firmly attached on all four 

 sides and evenly capped, except the outside row, next to the wood. 

 Honey white or very light amber ; comb and cappings from white to 

 slightly off color. Comb not projecting beyond the wood, wood to 

 be well cleaned; no section in this grade to weigh less than IS^^ 

 ounces. 



CHOicz:. 



"Sections to be well filled, combs firmly attached and not pro- 

 jecting beyond the wood and entirely capped, except the outside 



