LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief, 

 Washington, D. C, February 1, 1911. 



Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith and to recommend for 

 pubUcation as Bulletin No. 212 of the series of this Bureau the accom- 

 panying manuscript, entitled "A Stud}^ of Farm Equipment in 

 Oliio," prepared by ^Ir. L. W. Elhs, Assistant in the Office of Farm 

 Management. 



This paper is based on a detailed study, made in cooperation with 

 the Department of Cooperation of the Ohio Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, of the e({uipment and the distribution of investment 

 on a large number of Oliio farms. Few people realize the relation- 

 ship of land, buildings, equipment, stock, machinery, cropping sys- 

 tems, and working capital to successful farming. Tins paper points 

 out these relationships as they were found to exist on farms of various 

 types in Ohio, and is believed to be a valuable contribution to the 

 science of farm management. 



Respectfully, Wm. A. Taylor, 



Acting Chief of Bureau. 



Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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