ice 
of kerosene can be eliminated by covering the coated surface with a 
clean weighed plate of the same area. The deposit obtained under 
conditions chosen for experimental work is about a emg per square 
inch, ek: 
BEE CULTURE 
In the March 1934-issue of the Monthly Letter it was stated 
that the Secretary of Agriculture had given tentative approval of 
the proposed marketing agreement for package bees, nuclei, and 
queens, At that time it was expected that final approval would be 
given within a few days, but. the shippers who have signed the mar~ 
keting agreement have been very slow in returning the agreement to 
Washington and it has required at least 3 weeks to get signatures 
from 75 percent of them, The requisite number of shippers have now 
. signed and final epproval hinges upon the exact wording of the license. 
As a general rule, .a license follows closely the wording of the agree~ 
ment; however, it may include in addition certain provisions not em— 
bodied in the agreement, In the license for package shippers and 
queen breeders the administration seeks further information before 
including a clause in the license which would make it obligatory for 
shippers to cancel ‘all contracts made previous to the effective date 
of the agreement and which were at variance with the terms specified 
in the agreement, . Before a clause of this nature can be included in 
the license an econonic PONEMRE RAG arate for it must be shown. 
At the request of the Agricultural anette ‘Aanthi cera 
General Crop Sectien, Jas. I. Hambleton attended a meeting of the 
Control Committee at New Orleans, La., on March 30. Present at this 
meeting were J. E. Wing, a representative from California; W.: E,. 
Harrell, from Louisiana; J. W. Newton, also from Louisiana; T. W.. 
Burleson, from Texas; Thomas Atchison, from Alabama, proxy for D. D. 
Stover, from Mississippi; and Jesse E. Robinson, managing director.. 
The purpose of the meeting was to organize the Control Committee and 
to adopt a method of business procedure for rater ENS as agree= 
ment. ' 
Representatives from the Southern States reported that practi- 
cally all reliable shippers in the South will have more package—bee 
business this year than they can handle. Indications are that they 
will not be able to supply the demand. Practically all shippers in 
the South are doing business in accordance with the terms of the | 
agreement. The situation in California-is not so optimistic. Less 
than half the shippers have signed the: agreement and there are ine 
dications that those who have not signed,: through some unknown motive, 
wish to conduct their business in any way. they see- fit without regard 
