LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
U. S. DerparTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
Bureau or ENTomMovoey, 
Washington, D. C., February 24, 1911. 
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 
“ The Treatment of Bee Diseases,” by E. F. Phillips, Ph. D., in charge 
of bee culture in this bureau. In the preparation of this paper, 
which is intended to supersede Circular 79, of this bureau, the aim 
has been to give briefly the information needed by the beekeeper 
who has disease in his apiary. No discussion of the cause or distri- 
bution of these diseases has been included. I recommend the publica- 
tion of this paper as a Farmers’ Bulletin. 
Respectfully, 
L. O. Howarp, 
Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. 
Hon. James WItson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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