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EIGHTH ANNUAL. KEPORT OF THE 



Code of Rules and Standards for Grading Apiarian Exhibits at Fairs, as 

 Adopted by Illinois State Bee-Keepers Association. 



COMB HONEY. 



Rule 1. Comb honey shall be marked 

 on a scale of l6o, as follows: 



Quantity 40 



Quality 40 



Style of display 20 



Rule 2. Points of quality should be: 



Variety 5 



Clearness of capping 10 



Completeness of capping 5 



Completeness of filling 5 



Straightness of comb 5 



Uniformity 5 



Style of section 5 



Remarks, 1. By variety is meant dif- 

 ferent kinds, with regard to the sources 

 from which the honey is gathered, 

 which adds much interest to an ex- 

 hibit. 



2. By clearness of capping is meant 

 freedom from travel stain and a wa- 

 ter soaked appearance. This point is 

 marked a little high because it is a 

 most important one. There is no bet- 

 ter test of the quality of comb honey 

 than the appearance of the cappings. 

 If honey is taken off at the proper 

 time and cared for as it should be, so 

 a® to preserve its original clear color, 

 body and flavor will take care of them- 

 selves, for excellence in the last two 

 points always accompanies excellence 

 in the first. Clover and basswood 

 honey should be white; heartsease, a 

 dull white tinged with yellow; and 

 Spanish needle, a bright yellow. 



3. By uniformity is meant closeness 

 of resemblance in the sections compos- 

 ing the exhibit. 



4. By style is meant neatness of the 

 sections, freedom from propolis, etc. 

 Under this head may also be consid- 

 ered the size of the section. The 

 4^x4% being the standard, should take 

 the preference over all others, and 1% 

 to 2 inches in width over narrow ones. 



5. Honey so arranged as to show 

 every section should score the highest 

 in style of display, and everything that 

 may add to the tastiness and attract- 

 iveness of an exhibit should be consid- 

 ered. 



EXTRACTED HONEY. 



Rule 1. Extracted honey should be 

 marked on a scale of 100, as follows: 



Quantity 40 



Quality 45 



Style of display 15 



Rule 2. The points of quality should 

 be: 



Variety 10 



Clearness of color 5 



Body 5 



Flavor 5 



Style of package 10 



Variety of package 5 



Finish 5 



Remarks, 1. Light clover honey 

 pouring out of a vessel is a very light 

 straw color; Spanish needle, a golden 

 hue; and dark clover honey a dull 

 amber. 



2. Style of package is rated a little 

 high, not only because in that consists 

 the principal beauty of an exhibit of 

 extracted honey, but also because it 

 involves the best package for market- 

 ing. We want to show honey in the 

 best shape for the retail trade, and 

 that in this case means the most at- 

 tractive style for exhibition. Glass 

 packages should be given the prefer- 

 ence over tin; flint glass over green; 

 and smaller vessels over larger, pro- 

 vided the latter run over one or two 

 pounds. 



3. By variety of package is meant 

 chiefly different sizes; but small pails 

 for retailing, and in addition, cans or 

 kegs (not too large) for wholesaling, 

 may be considered. In the former case, 

 pails painted in assorted colors and 

 lettered "Pure Honey," should be giv- 

 en the preference. 



4. By finish is meant capping, label- 

 ing, etc. 



5. Less depends upon the ipanner of 

 arranging an exhibit of extracted than 

 of comb honey, and for that reason, 

 as well as to give a higher number of 

 points to style of package, a smaller 

 scale is allowed for style of display. 



