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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



time to secure the agreement of a that the estimates may be approx- 



large number of experienced and imately correct and therefore of 



up-to-date beekeepers to furnish real value to honey producers and 



reports on the honey crop in order others interested. 



The Pure Food Law Now in Effect 



How It Affects the Producer 



Bee-Keepers' Review — We have 

 been, for some time, endeavoring 

 to obtain some information from 

 the authorities at Washington regar- 

 ding the marking of comb honey for 

 Interstate Commerce to comply 

 with the net weight laws which 

 are now in force. We are just in 

 receipt of a telegram from C. L. 

 Alsberg, who is head of that de- 

 partment, regarding this matter 

 and we enclose you herewith a 

 copy of same. 



You will notice that it is neces- 

 sary to mark each individual sec- 

 tion of honey, as they consider 

 same a unit, with the net weight 

 of the eatable portion. According 

 to this,, as we understand it, comb 

 honey graded according to our 

 rules weighing 13 14 ounces, must 

 now be stamped "Minimum weight 

 12% oz.," as the wooden portion 

 of the section approximately weighs 

 an ounce. 



We believe that the attention 

 of all bee-keepers should be called 

 to this point, as it will be neces- 

 sary for them to mark each indi- 

 vidual section of honey with its 

 net weight, thus causing extra labor, 

 also expense for rubber stamps, 

 pads, etc. 



We would appreciate it, if you 

 will bring the contents of this tele- 

 gram before the readers of your 

 publication. 



Very truly, 

 Colorado Honey Producers' Asso- 

 ciation, F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



From letter above referred to 

 just received; quote the following 

 from it. 



"We note the custom of your 

 association and in that connection 

 your attention is particularly called 

 to paragraph H, as suggesting a 

 convenient method of branding 

 which will meet your conditions. 

 The Statement of weight, however, 

 should be that cf the contents, 



EXCLUSIVE OF THE WOODEN 

 FRAME." 



The telegram referred to is as 

 follows: 



Washington, D. C, May 25. 

 Frank Rauchfuss, 



14 40 Market St., Denver, Colo., 

 Regarding branding honey in 

 frames or cartons weight of actual 

 contents should be marked upon 

 frames of individual units or upon 

 outside of cartons when used regu- 

 lations paragraph H minimum 

 weight blank ounces is suggested as 

 convenient form. Letter follows. 



C. L. ALSBERG. 



(Below we publish the complete 

 ruling as it is very important that 

 honey producers know the rulings 

 in detail, so they can comply with 

 same in preparing their 1914 crop 

 for the market. It will be noted 

 that these regulations do not in- 

 clude what honey one sells in 

 his own state, but is an interstate 

 ruling. Ed). 



Packages of Food Must Tell the 

 Truth «s to Contents — 



The regulations for the carrying 

 cut of the so-called "net weight 

 law," which compels manfuacturers 

 to make a clear statement of the 

 weight, volume, or contents of 

 their packages of food, were signed 

 May 11 by the Secretaries of the 

 Treasury, Agriculture, and Com- 

 merce. These regulations apply to 

 foods shipped in interstate com- 

 merce or sold in the District of 

 Columbia or the Territories. The 

 regulations as signed become effec- 

 tive at once, although the law, 

 passed March 3, 1913, as an amend- 

 ment to the food and drugs act, 

 defers the exacting of penalties for 

 violations until September 3, 1914. 



The regulations, in general, re- 

 quire that the manufacturer of 

 foods shall plainly mark all pack- 

 ages, bottles, or other containers 

 holding more than 2 ounces avoirdu- 



