. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 394 THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW .„.jte n Hn, J1;*. ff ... ii. A* it Extra Fancy IHBlMi^Bna r » ^ «« •^ f • s Fancy *., _ f. National Grading Rules Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 13, 1913 Sections of comb honey are to be graded: First, as to finish ; second, as to col- or 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. I. FINISH: 1. EXTRA FANCY—Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, the section
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 394 THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW .„.jte n Hn, J1;*. ff ... ii. A* it Extra Fancy IHBlMi^Bna r » ^ «« •^ f • s Fancy *., _ f. National Grading Rules Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 13, 1913 Sections of comb honey are to be graded: First, as to finish ; second, as to col- or 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. I. 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, 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 either 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 40 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 60 unsealed cells exclusive of the row adjacent to the box. 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: HEAVY—No section designated as heavy to weigh less than fourteen 1. ounces 2. ounces 3. MEDIUM—No section designated as medium to weigh less than twelve 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 de- scriptive of the finish, the second of color and the third of weight. As for example: Fancy, white, he
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