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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: 



1. Heavy. — Xo section designated as heavy to weigh less than 

 fom-teen ounces. 



2. Medium. — No section designated as medium to weigh less 

 than twelve ounces. 



3. 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 descriptive 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 pos- 

 sible combinations of finish, color and weight can be briefly 

 described. 



CvU honey. 



Cull honey shaU consist of the following : Honey packed in 

 soiled second-hand eases or that in badly stained or propolized 

 sections; sections containing poUen, honey-dew honey, honey 

 showing signs of granulation, poorly ripened, sour or " weeping " 

 honey ; sections with comb projecting beyond the box or weU at- 

 tached 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, injured, or patched-up sections ; 

 sections weighing less than ten oim.ces. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Association on December 

 13, 1911, adopted a set of grading rules which are well adapted 

 to the market conditions which Colorado beekeepers meet. 

 They are not suitable for grading all comb-honey because the 

 requirements on color, weight and finish are not sufficiently 

 separated. These rules have recently been revised. 



In the grading rules of the National Bee Keepers' Associa- 

 tion the weight is classed in three divisions, but, since the 

 net-weight amendment is in force (since September 3, 1914) 

 and since comb-honey in a section is considered a package 

 of food, these divisions are no longer suitable. It is now 

 necessary under the law that each section of honey which 



