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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



National Grading Rules 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 13, 1913 



Sections of comb honey aj-e to be graded: First, as to finish; second, 

 as to color of honey; and third, as to weig-ht. The sections of honey in 

 any given case are to be so nearly alike in these 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 propoUs 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. 1 — 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, darl^;. 



III. WEIGHT: 



1. HEAVY — No section designated as heavy to weigh less than four- 

 teen 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 

 Cl-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; sec- 

 tions containing pollen, honey-dew honey, honey showing signs of gran- 

 ulation, 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 surfttached to the box less than two-thirds 

 cells, exclusive of the row adjacenace; sections with more than 60 unsealed 

 patched up sections; sections weight to the box; leaking, injured, or 



New York — "Honey is beginning to 

 move, just now there is quite a de- 

 mand, especially for Comb Honey. Ex- 

 tracted is plentiful. Southern and West 

 India coming in, in large quantities, is 

 holding the prices of higher grade 

 goods down. 



Fancy Comb Honey is bringing as high 



a^ 17 and 18c. Off grades as low as 



12c. 



September 14, 1914. 



Chas. Israel Bros. Co., Inc. 



Chicago, 111. — There is a firm feeling 

 in the choice grades of white comb 

 honey and sales are now being made 

 chiefly at 16c per lb., and where the 

 wood section is allowed for it is bring- 

 ing 17c per lb. The No. 1 and off grades 

 brine: from Ic to 3c per lb. less. Amber 

 grades are ranging from 10c to 13c 

 per lb. 



Extracted white grades such as clover 

 and linden and button sage sell chief- 

 ly at 9c per lb. with the western white 



alfalfa selling at 7c to 8c per lb. Am- 

 ber grades range from 6c to 8c per 

 lb., according to color and quality. 



Beeswax market is easier, but yel- 

 low wax free from sediment brings 

 34c to 35c per lb. 



R. A. BUFuNETT & CO 

 173 W. South Water St. 

 September 15th. 1914. 



ALBANY, N. Y.— Comb honey com- 

 ing forward very slowly and seems to 

 be little to come at least from this vi- 

 cinity. We quote Fancy White Comb 

 IS, Medium 16-17, Mixed 15, Buckwheat 

 14. Extracted dull but demand for 

 ni^ V crop improving at &V2-9 for white, 

 7i/£-S for amber, 7% for buckwheat. 

 Beeswax 32 to 34 for clear stock. 



Respectfully, 

 Sept. 25. H. R. WRIGHT. 



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