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should never be in a cellar or other damp place, but 
invariably in a perfectly dry room. The boxes should 
be kept closed perfectly tight, to prevent flies, roaches, 
or moths from entering. 
CLASSIFICATION OF HONEY. 
The vast amount of honey produced in Germany, 
has its own market, as much as our corn, wheat, or any 
other product, and is graded or classified in like man- 
ner. Honey in the comb is graded as follows : 
First Class — Box honey ; comb white, free from bee- 
bread, and must be nearly all capped or sealed over. 
Second Class-Same as first class, except that only 
about half of the cells are sealed over. 
Third Class— Same as second class, with the addi- 
tion of a few specks of bee-bread. 
Fourth Class — Honey in brown comb, and free from 
bee-bread. 
Fifth Class — Honey in brown comb, with more or 
less bee-bread. 
The price, of course, varies with the class, and by far 
more than is usually the case in the United States. 
Honey of the second c’ass is worth twenty per cent, 
less than honey of the first class ; and every other 
class still twenty per cent, less than the preceding class. 
