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adopted by the bee-keepers of different sections. It is highly 
desirable that the same rules be made to apply to all sections, 
so that the merchant buying honey from any locality will know 
what to expect. 
Official Grades.—The National Bee-keeper’s Association at 
the convention in Cincinnati in 1913 adopted the following as 
oficial for the association : 
Sections of comb honey are to be graded: first, as to finish; second, 
as to color 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. 
1. 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 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 propolis or other pronounced stain, comb 
and cappings white, and not more than six unsealed cells on each 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 forty 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 sixty un- 
sealed cells, exclusive of the row next to the wood. 
2. 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. 
3. Weight—(1) Heavy: No section designated as heavy to weigh Jess 
than fourteen ounces. 
(2) Medium: No section designated as medium to weigh Jess than 
twelve ounces. 
(3) Light: No section designated as light to weigh less than ten 
ounces. 
In describing honey under these rules, three words or symbols are to 
be used, the first descriptive of the finish, second the color, and third the 
weight. For example, fancy, white, heavy (F—=W—H). No. 1, amber, 
medium (No. l1=A=M). In this way all the combinations of color, 
weight, and finish can be briefly described. 
Cull Honey.—Cull honey shall consist of the following: Honey packed 
in soiled second-hand cases or in badly stained or propolized sections; 
sections containing pollen, honey-dew honey, honey showing signs of granu- 
lation, poorly ripened, sour or “weeping” honey; sections with comb 
projecting beyond the box, or well attached to the section less than two- 
thirds the distance around the inner surface; sections with more than 
sixty unsealed cells exclusive of the row adjacent to the wood; leaking, 
injured, or patched up sections. See Fig. 120. 
