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Beeswax. — Colour, ranging- front lemon to pale amber, 20 ; 

 freshness, dettnness and imrity, including absence of dross, 20; 

 aroma, 10; texture, including freedom from brittleness, 10. 

 Total marks, 60. 



Meat).- -Fia DO 1(7-. 10; dearness and brilliancy, 10; attractive- 

 ness of bottle and label, lo. Total marks, 30. 

 Vinegar. — Flavour, 10; clearness and brilliancy, 10; attrac- 

 tiveness of bottle and label, 10. Total marks, 30. 



394. Early Exhibition Sections. — As it is necessary to have 

 the cappings of exhibition sections uniform in colour and per- 

 fectly free from " travel stain," the sections must be finished 

 as quickly as possible, and must be removed from the hive as 

 soon as they have been finished. If an exhibit of the current 

 season be needed for an early show, select more than the 

 required number of good, clean sections well filled with comb 

 from the previous season, and, with the opening of the first 

 honey flow, place these, over an excluder, on the strongest 

 stock that gives the whitest cappings (46-49), and wrap them 

 up as warmly as possible at the sides, ends, and on top of the 

 crate. Defer as long as vou safely can the addition of an 

 extra crate, and if the exhibition lot is not fit for removal when 

 a second crate must be given in order to prevent swarming, 

 leave the first crate undisturbed, and give the second crate on 

 top. But, assuming that the first crate was set upon nine 

 frames only — which is common enough in the early season, 

 the addition of a second crate may be postponed by giving 

 an extra frame, or frames, as required, in the brood nest, and 

 this will help to prevent a slackening of work in the crate. 

 Should a swarm issue, hive it on the old stand in a new hive 

 fitted with only six or seven frames of foundation ; add a half 

 inch board (266) behind the dummy to prevent the escape of 

 bees there ; place the excluder, and the exhibition crate with 

 its bees, on top to be finished by the swarm. When com- 

 pleted, remove the crate by means of a super clearer (274, 

 275), and in no oTher way, or you will probably have broken 

 cappings to destroy your exhibit (397). Be careful that no 

 cappings become bruised when the sections are being taken 

 from the crate ; proceed in this way, — remove the spring, or 

 wedge, from behind the follower (106, and Figs. 35 and 36), 

 place a tray, or a clean, fi.at board uioon the crate, carefully 

 turn all over on a table, then loose the crate and lift it off the 

 sections, when the latter may be separated without risk of 

 being damaged. 



395. Mid-Season Exhibition Sections — Sections intended for 

 the Clover, or "Light" Honey exhibition classes, should be 



