LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



Raleigh, August 1, 1913. 



Sir: — I herewith submit for publication a manuscript on the com- 

 mercial culture of the strawberry, by S. B. Shaw, Assistant Horticul- 

 turist. This work was assigned to Mr. Shaw two years ago, and since 

 that time his investigations have been carried on under my direction 

 on the Pender Test Farm and throughout the commercial strawberry 

 sections. While not neglecting the culture of the strawberry for home 

 use and local market, this Bulletin is designed especially to encourage 

 the commercial production of this fruit for shipping to northern mar- 

 kets. 



I wish to acknowledge the kindness of Professor Sherman, State 

 Entomologist, in preparing the valuable section on strawberry insects. 



Respectfully, 



W. N. HUTT, 



Approved for publication: State Horticulturist. 



W. A. Graham, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. 



