420 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



National Grading Rules 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 13, 1913 



Sections of comb honey are to be graded: First, as to finish; second, 

 as to color of honey; and third, at' to weight. 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 h'i free irom 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 propo.is 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, dark. 



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 weig.it. 

 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; sec- 

 t5ons containing pollen, honey-dew honey, honey showing signs of gran- 

 iilntion, pooily ripened, sour or "weeping" honey; sections with comb 

 prfijecting 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 



ALBANY. N. Y.— Comb honey com- to what gathered from and quality 



ing forward very slowly and seems to thereof. Beeswax is steady at from oi^c 



be little to come at least from this vi- to 35c per lb. 



cinity. We quote Fancy White Comb Very truly yours, 



18, Medium 16-17, Mixed 15, Buckwheat li. A. BURNETT & CO. 



14. Extracted dull but demand for ^^o ,Tr (a,,,,ti, ^^r.^^^,, at 



new crop improving at SVs-d for white, }'■' ^\:, ^""^h Watei St. 



7M;-8 for amber, 71/2 for buckwheat. ^'^- ^'■ 



Beeswax 32 to 34 for clear stock. 



Respectfully, 



Sept. 25. H. R. WRIGHT. The Wisconsin branch of the Na- 



tional will I'old their annual meeting 



CHICAGO— The firm feeling noted ^^ Madison. November 24th and 25tli. 



last month in comb honey continues „ , . . 



and 17c per lb. is obtainable for white Good program is in course o. prepara- 

 clover and linden comb where the wood tion. ' All Wi?COnsin beekeepers should 

 attached to the comb is allowed for ^^,j..^ ^-^^ j,^ ^j^l^, ^ij^,g ^^^^ ^ ^^^ profit- 

 There IS no surplus of off grades and , , ^. . , t-, 

 the market is taking practically all that able meeting IS assured. Per program 

 comes with prices ranging from Ic to prd furtlier pai ticulars, write the Sec- 

 3c per lb. less according to kind and con- ,f-farv riuq nitmer An^ii^ta Wis 

 dition. This includes the amber grades iciary, uuo uii.mei, AUgusia, wis. 



as well as the buckwheat. 



Extracted white grades of clover and 

 linden including water white sage sells 



at from 9c to 10c per lb. with other ^^ead the wondertul clubing ratcS 



white honey very slow of sale at a on another page of this number and 

 range of from 7c to 8c per lb. Ambers 



range from 6c. to 8c. per lb. according subscribe today. 



