THE BEE-KEEPERS" REVIEW 355 



NATIONAL GRADING RULES 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. is, 191 3. 



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. FIIVISH: 



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 white 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 fotarth, 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, HOXEY 



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 "weeping" 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. 



DETROIT, MICH. — Choice to fancy white CHICAGO — Receipts have been quite free 



comb, 18@20c; amber, 14@16c; extracted, for this season of the year, both in comb 



and extracted, llie market is not active, but 



9i4@10c per lb. ll^e quality of the honey is excellent. 



June 20. Prices are ranging for the A No. 1 to 



fancy comb at 16 to 17c, ext. 9c to 10c for 



the clover and lindens. Amber and other 



T /-.c ^x■,-I-TT-c■ All , 1 11- ■ f white grades 7 to Sc. Beeswax steady at 

 LOS AN OhLP.S— Wholesale selling price of ^^^^ 3^ ^^ ggc, according to color and clean- 

 honey: Comb water white, 18}4 to 20j4c; liness. 

 white, \-iY2 to 19^c; light amber, 14 to 15c; ^ R- A. BURNETT & CO., 



' , ,. „,, , ,„,; ,.^ „ July IS. 173 W. South Water St. 



extracted water white, ^Yz to 10J4c; white, 9 - •' 



to 10c; light amber, 8 to 9c; beeswax, 30. 



\uk21 1913 DENVER, COLORADO— New crop comb 



' "■ honey is coming in freely now and quality is 



good. Owing to hot weather local demand is 



I- \x-c \c /•T'T-^• Ar/> \\--..x. .u i light. We are selling in a jobbing way at the 



KANSAS tIT\, MO.-W.th the long foWing figures: No. 1 white per case of 24 



drought broken and cooler weather the de- sections, $3.15; choice, $3.02, and No. 2, $2.SS. 



niand for honey, especially comb, is very much VVe quote white extracted at 9c; light amber, 



improved and sales are equal to receipts. ^'*'^: ^"^ amber strained at 6.;4 to 7;'4C. We 



' -1 r jj^y 2(jj, ,,^ cash and 2.Sc in trade per pound 



We quote No. 1 White Comb, 24 sec. cases for clean, average yellow beeswax delivered 



at $3.50; No. 2 White Comb, 24 sec. cases at here. 



$3.00 and $3.25; No. 1 Amber Comb, 24 sec. THE COLORADO ^ HONEY PRODUCERS 



cases at $3.25; No. 2 Dark and Amber, 24 ^j^^^.j, r^^^^chFUSS, Manager. 



sec. cases at $2.i>0 and $3.00; White extracted .\ugust 21 1913. 



per pound, Sc to SJ/^c; Bees Wax per pound, ^^^^_^^^^^____^^^^^^^^^^^_^^^__ 



2.JC to 2Sc. 



C. C. CLEMONS PRODUCE CO. 

 .•\ug. 20. 



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