LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
Washington, D. C., February 18, 1911. 
Str: We have the honor to transmit herewith, and to recommend 
for publication as a Farmers’ Bulletin, a manuscript entitled “‘Spray- 
ing Peaches for the Control of Brown-Rot, Scab, and Curculio,” by 
W. M. Scott, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and A. L. Quaintance, 
of the Bureau of Entomology. 
The loss to the peach growers of the United States from brown-rot, 
scab, and curculio amounts to millions of dollars annually, and until 
recently there has been no effective means of preventing this great 
shrinkage. Experiments conducted by this department during the 
past four years, however, have abundantly demonstrated that these 
troubles can be thoroughly controlled at a small cost. The results 
of experiments and demonstrations conducted during 1910 and 
instructions for the application of the treatment are contained in the 
accompanying manuscript. 
Respectfully, Wm. A. TAYLor, 
Acting Chief, Bureau of Plant Industry. 
L. O. Howarp, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology. 
Hon. James WILson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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