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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



form color and finish, and shall be a true represen- 

 tation of the contents of the case. 



Number One. — Sections to be well filled, combs 

 firmly' attached, not projecting beyond the wood, and 

 entirely capped except the outside row next to the 

 wood. Honey, comb, and cappings from white to 

 liglit amber in color ; sections to be well cleaned. 

 No section in this grade to weigh less than 11 oz. 

 net or 12 oz. gross. The top of each section in this 

 grade must be stamped, " Net weight not less than 



11 oz." The front sections in each case must be of 

 uniform color and finish and shall be a true repre- 

 sentation of the contents of the case. 



NuMBKE Two. — This grade is composed of sections 

 tbat are entirely capped except row next to the 

 wood, weighing not less than 10 oz. net or 11 oz. 

 gross; also of such sections as weigh 11 oz. net or 



12 oz. gross, or more, and have not more than 50 

 uncapped cells all together, which must be filled with 

 honey ; honey, comb, and cappings from white to 

 amber in color ; sections to be well cleaned. The 

 top of each section in this grade must be stamped, 

 "Net weight not less than 10 oz." Tlie front sec- 

 tions in each case must be of uniform color and 

 finish, and shall be a true representation of the 

 contents of the case." 



Comb honey that is not pennitted in shipping grades 



Honey pacTced in second-hand cases. 



Honey in badly stained or mildewed sections. 



Honey showing signs of granulation. 



Leaking, injured, or patched-up sections. 



Sections containing honey-dew. 



Sections with more than 50 uncapped cells, or a 

 less number of empty cells. 



Sections weighing less than the minimum weight. 



All such honey should be disposed of in the home 

 market. 



EXTRACTED HONEY. 



This must be thoroly ripened, weighing not less 

 than 12 pounds per gallon. It must be well strain- 

 ed, and packed in new cans ; sixty pounds shall be 

 packed in each five-gallon can, and the top of each 

 five-gallon can shall be stamped or labeled, "Net 

 weight not less than 60 lbs." 



Extracted honey is classed as white, light amber, 

 and amber. The letters "W," "L A," "A" should 

 be used in designating color; and these letters 

 should be stamped on top of each can. Extracted 

 honey for shipping must be packed in new substan- 

 tial cases of proper size. 



STRAINED HONEY. 



This 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, " Net weight not 

 less than GO 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 12 

 lbs. per gallon. 



Honey contaminated by excessive use of smoke. 



Honey contaminated by honey-dew. 

 Honey not properly strained. 



NATIONAL beekeepers' ASSOCIATION GEADING-RULES 



Adopted at Cincin7iati, 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 

 case are to be so nearly alike in these three respects 

 that any section shall be represenative of the con- 

 tnts 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, 

 combs and cappings white, and not more than six 

 unsealed cells on either side. 



2. Fancg. — 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 (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 " 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; sections weighing less than ten ounces. 



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