l.ETTHR OF TRAXSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief, 



WasJuui/ton, T). r., Octoher 17, 1902. 

 Sir: 1 have the honor to transmit herewith a paper on "Cultivated 

 Forage Crops of the Northwestern States," and respectfully recom- 

 mend that it l)e published as Bulletin No. 31 of the series of this 

 Bureau. 



This paper was prepared by Mr. A. S. Hitchcock, Assistant Agros- 

 tologist, in Charge of Cooperative Experiments, (xrass and Forage 

 Plant Investigations, and has been submitted with a view^ to publica- 

 tion b}' the Agrostologist. 

 Respectfulh', 



B. T. Calloway, 



Chief of Hureaa. 

 Hon. .James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



