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people means Xumber 1 regardless of a Fancy, and as we have to 

 sell mostly to people who have not a technical education in honcA- 

 production, it would seem that the Colorado rules are better than 

 your illustrations are numbered, and if weights were attached to 

 Colorado gradings, so as to allow a light Xumber 1, and a Xumber 

 3 to take honey not below 12 ounces in weight, but in some ways 

 not up to Xumber 2, it would fit the conditions of production better 

 and the reasonable rights and expectation of the average purchaser." 



While we are discussing the Colorado rules, let us read what 

 Director Foster has to say regarding the same. 'Sir. Foster has not 

 only had experience in producing honey, but also knows what it is 

 to be on the road as a traveling salesman selling the honev to the 

 trade. His views can not help but be based upon experience. 



"The discussion of the pictures used in the Review at the head 

 of the honey quotation page, has brought out some good points. 

 And I will try and add a few more. The idea of using pictures to 

 show the way to grade comb honey has been used by the Colorado 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association for a good many years, and has 

 worked well except that weight and color cannot be shown to ad- 

 vantage. In the main it is a success. The comb honey producer 

 should use a top and bottom starter, and from the appearance of the 

 three sections in the picture no bottom starters were used. The 



A frame of Queen Cells from the Apiary of Mr. Robert Gibbs of Southland, New Zealand. 



Mr. Gibbs was formerly a New Zealand government expert, but has now 



taken up queen rearing privately. 



