THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 433 



exhibitors, and a total of nearly four thousand pounds of honey on dis- 

 play. This department has come to be a leading feature of our State 

 Fair, and our state officials are taking a lively interest in the bee-keeping 

 industry. The legislature recently voted an increase of $500 a year in 

 the appropriation for bee inspection work. 

 October 7, 1913. 



NATIONAL GRADING RULES 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 13, 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. 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 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 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-VV-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 "weepimg" 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. 



DENVER. — We quote No. 1 white comb 24-section case, $2.50 to $2.75; extracted white, 



honey at .$3.05 per case in a jobbing way, per lb., 8 to SJ^c; beeswax, per lb., 25 to 30c. 



choice at $2.88 and No. 2 at $2.70; white ex- Yours very truly, 



tracted at 8c to 9c; light amber, 7c to Sc, and ^ ^ nr i-Mtr\-\ic -o-Df\r\Tin-c nr\ 



strained, 6c to 7c. We pay 26c in cash and ^- ^- Ci.EMUNS FKODUCE CO. 



2Sc in trade for clean yellow beeswax deliv- October 9. 

 ered here. 



Very truly yours, SCHENECTADY, N. Y.— The arrivals of 



THE COLORADO HONEY PRODUCERS' comb honey thus far have been from nearby 



ASS'N. points, and the quality is very inferior, espe- 



Sept. 26. cially the clover, but on account of short sup- 



ply sells readily at 13c to 15c. Fancy and No. 



KANSAS CITY — The supply of comb honey 1 grades would bring considerably more. The 



is liberal; demand fair. The supply of ex- buckwheat is of better quality and on that ac- 



tracted not large but demand very good. We count brings about same as this so-called clo- 



, quote you as follows: No. 1 white comb, 24- ver. Extracted light, 9c to 9i/^c; dark, f^/zc 



section case, $3.00 to $3.10; No. 2 white comb, to Sc. 



24-section case, $2.75 to $2.90; No. 1 amber CHARLES MacCULLOCH. 



comb, 24-section case, $3.00; No. 2 amber comb, Oct. 3d. 



