STRAINED HONEY 

 Tliis must be well ripened, weighing not less than 



12 pounds per gallon. It must be well strained; 

 and, if packed in five-gallon cans, each can shall 

 contain sixty pounds. The top of each five-gallon 

 can shall be stamped and labeled, " J!^et weight not 

 less than 60 lbs." Bright clean cans that previous- 

 ly contained honey may be used for strained honey. 



Honey not permitted in shipping grades. 

 Extracted honey packed in second-hand cans. 

 Unripe or fermenting honey weighing less than 



13 lbs. per gallon 



Honey contaminated by excessive use of smoke. 

 Honey contaminated by honey-dew. 

 Honey not properly strained. 



-VATIONAL beekeepers' ASSOCIATION GRADINGEULES 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 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 

 ■ ase are to lie so nearly alike in these three respects 

 that any section shall be representative of the con- 

 tents of the case. 



I. FINISH. 



1. Extra Fancy. — Sections to be evenly filled, 

 combs firmly attached to the four sides, the sections 

 to be free from propolis or other pronounced stain, 

 tombs and cappings white, and not more than six 

 unsealed cells on either side. 



2. Fancy. — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firm- 

 ly attached to the four sides, the sections free from 

 propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cap- 

 pings white to slightly off color, and not more than 

 six unsealed cells on either side, exclusive of the 

 outside row. 



3. No. 1. — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firm- 

 ly attached to the four sides, the sections free from 

 propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cap- 

 pings white to slightly off color, and not more than 

 40 unsealed cells, exclusive of the outside row. 



4. No. 2. — Combs 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 descriptive of the finish, 

 the second of color, and the third of weight. As for 

 example: Fancy, white, heavy (P-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 brieflv described. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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 "weeping" 

 lioney; sections with comb projecting beyond the 

 box or Avell 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 ; sections weighing less than ten ounces. 



Cincinnati. — Very little honey is selling at pres- 

 ent. We quote No. 1 comb at $3.75 to $4.00; No. 

 2 at $3.50 to $3.75; white clover extracted in cans, 

 7 and 9 ; amber in barrels, ^ V^ to 7, according to 

 quality and quantity. For choice bright yellow 

 Ijeeswax we are paying 38 cts. per lb. delivered. 



Cincinnati, Feb. 3. The Feed W. Muth Co. 



Zanesvillb. — The market shows no material 

 <hange as regards demand or prices. In small lots 

 the better grades of white comb bring around $4.00 

 per case, jobbers receiving customary discount from 

 prices to the retail trade. White extracted we quote 

 at 9 to 11 cts., according to quantity. Producers 

 receive for beeswax 28 cts. cash, 30 in exchange for 

 merchandise. 



Zanesville, Feb. 8. E. W. Peirce. 



Denver. — Local demand for comb honey is light, 

 with ample supply. We are selling in a jobbing way 

 as follows: Fancy white, per case of 24 sections, 

 $3.15; No. 1 per case, $2.93; No. 2 per case, $2.70; 

 white extracted, 8 '/^ to 8% ; light amber, 8 to 8% ; 

 amber, 7 to 8. We pay 25 cts. per lb. in cash and 

 27 in trade for clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Association. 



Denver, Feb. 4. P. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



St. Louis. — The demand for both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey of late has been very mild, and we 

 1 elieve stocks here are quite ample to supply the 

 demand. We are still quoting white comb honey, 

 24 sections to the case, at $3.25 to $3.50. Amber, 

 $2.50 to $3.00; extracted honey in 60-lb. cans from 

 5 to 6, according to quality. Beeswax is firm at 

 281/2 for pure, impure and inferior less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Feb. 7. 



Indianapolis. — There is quite a demand for hon- 

 ey at present, but more especially extracted. Comb 

 honey has been moving rather slowly of late. We 

 are not buying any comb or extracted, but we are 

 being offered honey by producers, and they seem 

 very anxious to dispose of it. We are selling No. 1 

 or choice white comb honey at $3.75 to $4.00 per 

 case; No. 2 white comb at $3.50. Best quality of 

 extracted is bringing 9i/i to 11 cts. We are paying 

 28 cts. cash or 30 in trade for good average wax 

 delivered here. 



Indianapolis, Feb. 4. Walter S. Pouder. 



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