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The result was that the following agreement was reached : 



Resolved, That the undersigned apiary inspectors of the North Central States 

 and Canada believe and agree that inspection certificates for the inter-state trans- 

 portation of bees and used apiar^^ supplies should be given only to apiaries which 

 have never been infected or which have been free from American Foul Brood for at 

 least one year. 



Provided, however, that bees newly shaken on foundation under the supervision 

 of an inspector, or bees in combless packages supplied with food made from pure 

 sugar only are exempted from the provisions of this section. 



It is further agreed that whenever a case of the inter-state transportation of bees 

 or used bee supplies with or without an inspection certificate comes to the attention 

 of one of the undersigned, full information will be sent to the state inspector of the 

 state of destination. 



The inspectors meeting together were: 



B. K. Kindig, R. H. Kelty, P. T., Ullman, East Lansing, Michigan; S. B. Fracker, 

 H. L. McMurry, State Capitol, Madison, Wis.; C. D. Blaker, Minneapolis, Minn.; 

 F. B. Paddock, Ames, Iowa; A. L. Kildow, Putnam, 111.; F. N. Wallace, C. O. Yost, 

 Indianapolis, Ind. ; E. C. Cotton, Columbus, Ohio; C. L. Hershiser, Kenmore, 

 New York; F. Eric Millen, Guelph, Canada. 



The following also met with the inspectors: 



J. C. Henager, Salt Lake Cit}^ Utah, representing the state apiary inspector of 

 Utah; H. B. Parks, San Antonio, Texas; B. J. Kleinhesselik of Hardin, Montana; 

 and E. Ewell, Ypsilanti, Michigan. 



It was suggested at that time that the matter be brought to the atten- 

 tion of this body. I believe, however, that the section has no Commit- 

 tee on Resolutions. As this represents a body covering the entire 

 United States, it may be that the resolutions as they are worded are not 

 entirely applicable to or do not represent the sense of this body. How- 

 ever, one question which was taken up at that time and which can be 

 brought before this body is that of stricter regulation on inter-state 

 transportation of bees and used bee supplies. At present the only 

 regulations there are apply to postal shipments. There are no inter- 

 state regulations applying to freight or express, and the postal regula- 

 tions are that packages of bees or used bee supplies shall have attached 

 to them either an inspection certificate or sworn statement that the 

 honey used in preparing the food in the case of combless packages was 

 boiled half an hour, I believe it is. 



It has recently come to our attention that this statement from the 

 shipper is practically of no value owing to the habit of a large ntmiber of 

 southern bee keepers using these certificates carelessly, and we have very 

 good information indicating that it is not the practice to boil the honey 

 at all in spite of the fact that this certificate is attached. 



The second form of information that is in our hands is the secondary 

 use of these statements. There is no requirement of the signer of the 



