LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief, 



Washington, D. C.^ October 7, 1905. 



Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript of a 

 technical paper entitled "Disease Resistance of Potatoes,'' which 

 embodies a report upon investigations conducted in cooperation with 

 the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station. 



This paper is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of disease 



resistance in European and American varieties of potatoes, and I 



respectfulh" reconunend that it be issued as Bulletin No. 87 of the 



series of this Bureau. 



Respectfully, B. T. Galloway, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James AVilson, 



Seci'etary of Agriculture. 



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