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There are variations in every class, which of course 
vary the price accordingly. 
The following directions for judging liquid honey, 
given by a correspondent in the Canada Farmer, is 
considered as being not far from correct : 
“ I take the liberty to explain how honey should be 
judged ; in other words, to point out what the charac- 
teristics of good honey are, for the benefit of those who 
wish to compete, as well as for those who may be ap- 
pointed to judge. Many times, at our county fairs, 
I have known the prize to be awarded to honey on ac- 
count of its possessing one peculiar feature, that of be- 
ing thick ; at other times on account of its being of a 
very light color, while little or no regard was paid to 
other important qualities. Honey in the comb can 
only be judged by its appearance, so long as it is ex- 
hibited in close boxes so that it cannot be tasted. It 
often happens that an inferior article of honey in the 
comb obtains a prize, as the prize is awarded to that 
which is the whitest ; but the whitest comb does not 
always contain the purest or lightest colored honey; 
yet, as before stated, so long as honey is exhibited in 
close boxes, it is proper to award the prize to the 
whitest comb. It is, however, quite different with 
honey in the jar, which is open to inspection, and 
which, to be first class, should possess the following 
characteristics : light color, thickness, and pleasant 
