278 THE BEE-KEEPERS REVIEW 



NATIONAL GRADING RULES 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. is, 1913. 



Sections of comb honey are to be graded: First, as to finish; second, as to color 

 of honey; and third, as to weight. The sections of honey in any given case are to be 

 so nearly alike in these three respects that any section shall be representative of the 

 contents of the case. 



I. FINISH: 



1. Extra Fancy — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, 

 the sections to be free from propolis or other pronounced stain, combs and cappings 

 white, and not more than six unsealed cells on either side. 



2. Fancy — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, the 

 sections free from propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cappings white and not 

 more than six unsealed cells on either side exclusive of the outside row. 



3. No. I — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, the 

 sections free from propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cappings wh.te to 

 slightly off color, and not more than 40 unsealed cells, exclusive of the outside row. 



4. No. 2 — Comb not projecting beyond the box, attached to the sides not less 

 than two-thirds of the way around and not more than 60 unsealed cells exclusive of 

 the row adjacent to the box. 



II. COLOR: 



On the basis of color of the honey, comb honey is to be classified as: first, white; 

 second, light amber; third, amber; and fourth, dark. 



III. WEIGHT: 



1. Heavy — No section designated as heavy to weigh less than fourteen ounces. 



2. Medium — No section designated as medium to weigh less than twelve ounces. 



3. Light — No section designated as light to weigh less than ten ounces. 



In describing honey, three words or symbols are to be used, the first being descrip- 

 tive of the finish, the second of color and the third of weight. As <for example: Fancy, 

 white, heavy (F-W-H) ; No. 1, Amber, medium (1-A-M), etc. In this way any of the 

 possible combinations of finish, color and weight can be briefly described. 



CULL. HONEY 



Cull honey shall consist of the following: Honey packed in soiled second-hand cases 

 or that in badly stained or propolized sections; sections containing pollen, honey-dew 

 honey, honey showing signs of granulation, poorly ripened, sour or "weepnig" honey; 

 sections with comb projecting beyond the box or well attached to the box less than two- 

 thirds the distance around its inner surface; sections with more than 60 unsealed cells, 

 exclusive of the row adjacent to the box; leaking, injured, or patched up sections; sec- 

 tions weighing less than ten ounces. 



BOSTON— Fancy and No. 1 white comb, 16c B B B B B Bs IN HIS BONNET. 



to 17c per lb. Fancy white extracted, lie to 



12c. Beeswax, 30c. ^m , , .... , 



BLAKE-LEE CO. On ! tradesmen 111 thine home of 



April 7. e e e e es 



DETROIT, MICH.— Choice to fancy white Tf on this paper you should 

 comb, 18 @ 20c; amber, 14 @ 16c; extracted, C c C C CS 



9^ @ 10c per lb. 7al,^e my advice and now be 



Tune 20. 



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KANSAS CITY— The first shipment of new Qq straight ahead and advert 

 comb honey has made its appearance, and sold i i i i ic 



on arrival at $3.75 per case of twenty-four mi r 1 1 



sections for No. 1. The demand is good. The 1 OU II hnd the project 

 "demand for exti-acted is light. Supply not U U U U US 



large We quote white at 8c_ to s-^c per Neglect can offer no ex 

 pound. Beeswax, per pound, 2oc to 2oc. ° 



Yours truly, Q Q Q Q QS 



C. C. CLEMONS PRODUCE CO. Be wise at once and prolong vour 



June 19. d 



a a as 



A silent business soon de 



CHICAGO — Our market is entirely bare of k Ic k k- ks 



comb honey of the best grade and very little 



of the poorer grade is to be found. No. 1 . 



to fancy white comb will bring 17c to 18c per 



lb. upon arrival, and until the traders each Mav ''7 1913 



get a small supply, consignments will sell -.,, , n ^ ' ~. ' I'l^i •. 



promptly. There is no change in the price of We have excellent prospects. White 



extracted from recent quotations. Beeswax clover, which was killed OUt by tlie 



also steady. drouth two years ago, has reappeared 



\ erv truly yours, • , .■. , ' , • ,1 



'R a BURNETT it CO '" great quantity, and there is a world 



June 19. 173 W. South Water St. of wild white sweet clover coming in. 



