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Report of the Committee on Grading Rules was called for. Dr. 

 E. F. Phillips was called upon to act as chairman of the meeting 

 during the discussion. Chairman of the committee Mr. Demuth 

 made the report of the committee, giving the riiles exactly as printed 

 at the head of the honey columns in the Review. 



]*^Ir. Fred Aluth made a separate report for the dealers, ridicul- 

 ing the rules proposed by the Committee of Producers, stating that 

 they were not interpretable, and presented his idea of two grades to 

 be known as Fancy and Xo. 1. Mr. Muth's report follows: 



"The time is now when the National Bee-Keepers' Association should adopt 

 standard grading rules for comb honey. In order to accomplish this, besides 

 having a standard section and a standard shipping case, we must also have stand- 

 ard grades of honey, and recommend two grades as follows : 



FANCY— Sections to be well filled ; combs hrmh- attached to the four sides 

 of the sections and not projecting beyond the wood. Entirelj' capped including 

 the outside row next to the wood. Honey water white, and the combs and cap- 

 pings white. \\ ood to be well cleaned, using the No. 1 sections, and no sections 

 in this grade to weigh less than 14 ounces or more than 16 ounces. 



No. 1 — Sections to be well filled; combs firmly attached to the four sides 

 of the sections and not projecting beyond the wood: entirely capped except the 

 outside row next to the wood. Honey, combs and cappings white and maybe 

 slightly amber, but not dark. Wood to be well cleaned and no section in this 

 grade to weigh less than 13 ounces. 



The above grades will give the bee-keeper the opportunity to elevate the sale 

 of comb honey, and the buying public a square deal. " 



In the discussion which followed. 'Sir. Demuth stated that the 

 dealers' two grades would run out 90 per cent of eastern comb honey. 

 Mr. !Muth responded by saying that these grades would secure big 

 prices. 



Mr. Foster stated that Colorado producers were tending towards 

 grades suggested by the Producers' Committee, and suggested the 

 word "Standard"' instead of "Xo. 2,' as the latter conveys the im- 

 pression of inferiority; suggested the following three words, "Fancy, 

 X'^o. 1. and Standard." Considerable discitssion at this point, fol- 

 lowed by a motion from J- J- Anderson, delegate of Idaho Honey 

 Producers' Association, that the rules presented by the producers be 

 adopted. ^lotion seconded. Discussion followed by ]\Iuth, Ander- 

 son, and Dazenbaker. '\\r. Foster ofifered an amendment to the 

 motion substituting the word "Standard" for the words "X^^o. 2."' 

 The amendment was not seconded. The original motion called for 

 Ijy roll-call and carried. 



The report of the Committee on Membership and Subscription 

 was called for at this time. Dr. .Surface, chairman, made the follow- 

 ing report for the committee : 



"There shall be no membership fee in the X^ational Association, 

 ■excepting that required by the local afifiliated association, which fee 

 shall remain in the treasury of the latter. The subscription to the 



