LETTIiR OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Depautment of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Entomology, 

 WasJiington, D. C, August 26, 1909. 

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

 "The Southern Pine Sawyer." prepared by Mr. J. L. Webb, of this 

 Bureau, and to recommend it for pubUcationasPart IVof BulletinNo. 

 58 of tlie Bureau of Entomology. It is the result of special investiga- 

 tions by Mr. "VVebb, and relates to a subject of much economic impor- 

 tance to the timber interests of the Southern States and especially of 

 sections in which the pine timber is damaged by storms. The results 

 of these investigations and the information contained in this paper 

 make it possible to avoid a large percentage of the losses from damage 

 by the sawyer which heretofore have seemed inevitable. 



Respectfully, 



L. O. Howard, 

 Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. 

 lion. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture . 



