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ing be conducted satisfactorily. In a i^revious paragraph 

 (393) the points have been described, and attached to each is 

 the scale of marks adopted and recommended by the Irish 

 Beekeepers' Association in igio. No judge can go far astray 

 who follows the lead thus given. He will require a glass 

 taster — which can be procured for a few pence — a magnifying 

 glass, and a scales with the necessary weights up to 20 oz., 

 which should be supplied by the Show Committee. He should 

 also be provided by the Show Committee with a supply of 

 judge's cards, which should contain, in parallel columns, 

 spaces for the exhibitors' numbers, for the marks to be awarded 

 under each point, for the total marks obtained by each 

 exhibitor, for the maximum marks possible, and for the award, 

 with a space in which the judge's remarks upon any exhibit 

 may be entered opposite the number and marks of that exhibit. 

 As the judge proceeds to examine the sections, he will first 

 enter the maximum marks possible at the head of the columns 

 for points (if this has not been already done), and then he will 

 enter the numbers attached to the exhibits, in vertical order, 

 in the first column on his card ; next he will test each exhibit 

 for " completeness of filling, including weight and freedom 

 from popholes and unsealed cells." The exhibits will be 

 weighed, and each exhibit that turns the scale at 17 oz. will be 

 entitled to full marks for weight (say 15), nor will any com- 

 petent judge award extra marks for weight over 17 oz., no 

 more than he would to ij lbs. of butter exhibited as a i lb. 

 roll ; if the sections are free from popholes and unsealed cells 

 they will be entitled to full marks (say 10), thus securing the 

 maximum of 25 marks under the first point, and the marks 

 will be entered, under their proper heading, in the second 

 column of the card. The exhibit will next be examined for the 

 other points set forth in paragraph 393, the marks being ex- 

 tended in their proper columns accordingly. Any sections that 

 come short of the requirements will lose marks proportionally. 

 The judge will then proceed with the remaining exhibits, and 

 mark them as they deserve. The points of excellence required 

 in extracted honey, beeswax, mead, and vinegar have already 

 been described (393), with the marks to be assigned. When 

 judging extracted honey for density, or thickness, the jars 

 should be inverted, and the rising of the air bubbles should 

 be accurately timed, the highest marks being awarded to the 

 exhibit in which the air bubbles rise slowest, having regard 

 to the air space in each jar. Weight should be judged by the 

 scales; i lb. bottles should contain 16 oz. of honey, short 

 weights being penalised, and extra weights deriving no advan- 

 tage. "Granulated honey" should be granulated, and not 

 merely thickened. For the judging of wax the magnifying 



