LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



State Fish and Game Department. 



Pratt, Kan., June 8, 1914. 



To the Hon. George H. Hodges, Governor of Kansas: 



Sir — I have the honor to submit to you for publication a 

 bulletin on "Ponds, Pond Fish, and Pond Fish Culture." Part 

 I, on "Ponds," was published in November, 1910. Part II, on 

 "Pond Fish," appeared in July, 1911. Part III, on "Pond Fish 

 Culture," is now in the hands of the state printer. 



We have been delayed (for want of time) in the preparation 

 of the third part of this bulletin. However, we desire to assure 

 you that we did the best we could and at the same time attend 

 to other duties of the department, which have been many and 

 somewhat irregular during the past few years. 



In the preparation of this bulletin we have endeavored to 

 get together information based for the most part on our own 

 studies, investigations and experiences. We have tried to give 

 information that would be of use to Kansas people who may 

 undertake to raise fish in ponds and streams for home use and 

 home markets. While this bulletin is intended primarily for 

 Kansas farmers, we hope that the information may be of some 

 value to fish culturists in different parts of the country, as 

 there seems to be a general demand for information of this 

 kind. We are glad that the bulletin is finished, and take 

 pleasure in dedicating it to the people of Kansas, for whom it 

 was especially prepared. 



Respectfully submitted. 



L. L. Dyche, 



Fish and Game Warden. 

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