THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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National Grading Rules 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 13, 1913 



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

 as to color of lioney; and third, as 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 tlie 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 piopolis or other pronounced stain, comb 

 and cappings white and not more than six unsealed cells on either side 

 exclusive of the outride 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 mdium 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; sec- 

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

 tion, poorly ripened, sour or ''weeping" honey; sections with ! comb pro- 

 jecting beyond the box or well attached to the box less than two-thirds 

 the distance around its inner surface; sections with more than 60 un- 

 sealed cells, exclusive of the row adjacent to the box, leaking, injured, or 

 patched up sections; sections weighing less than ten ounces. 



afternoon, when the business session 

 was held. 



The Committee on awards reported 

 the winning exhibits as follows: 



Best five sections — 1st, Mr. C. H. 

 Abbott; 2nd, Mr. Floyd Markham. 



Best jar of extracted honey — Mr. 

 Floyd Markham. . 



Best exhibit of beeswax — Mr. G. 

 Frank Pease. 



Best exhibit of bee supplies — Mr. E. 

 M. Hunt. 



Resolutions v/ere moved and sup- 

 ported that letters of condolence be 

 sent to the families of the late Mr. 

 Bingham of Colorado, formerly of 

 Michigan, and the late Mr. Bigelow 

 of Williamston. 



The members decided to make the 

 dues of the Michigan affiliated branch 

 $1.00 in nineteen sixteen instead of 50 

 cents as at present. 



The election of officers resulted in 

 the following members being elected: 



President, Mr. David Running, Fil- 

 ion. 



Vice President, Mr. Frank Pease, 

 Marshall. 



Secretary-Treasurer, F. Eric Millen, 

 East Lansing. 



Delegate to the National Convention 

 at Denver, Colo., in February, Mr. 

 David Running. 



1st alternative, Mr. E. D. Townsend. 



2nd alternative, Mr. F. Eric Millen. 



The city selected for the next con- 

 vention was Grand Rapids; this 

 brought the convention to a close and 

 the beekeepers agreed that many val- 

 uable points had been gleaned, a pleas- 

 ant time enjoyed by all in attendance. 



F. Eric Millen, 

 Secretary-Treasurer, 



East Lansing. 



