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THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 



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National Grading Rules 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 13, 1913 



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

 or of honey ; 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 the 

 four sides, the sections to be free from propolis or other pronounced stain, combs 

 and cappings, 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 propolis 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: 



HEAVY — No section designated as heavy to weigh less than fourteen 



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ounces 



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 ounces 



3. 



MEDIUM — No section designated as medium to weigh less than twelve 



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 de- 

 scriptive 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, in- 

 jured or patched up sections ; sections weighing less than ten ounces. 



