LEP TER, OFF TRANS Ma ieels 
U. 8. DeparTMEeNT oF AGRICULTURE, 
Washington, D. C., February 3, 1912. 
Str: We have the honor to transmit herewith, and to recommend 
for publication as a Farmers’ Bulletin, a manuscript entitled “The 
more Important Insect and Fungous Enemies of the Fruit and 
Foliage of the Apple,” by A. L. Quaintance, of the Bureau of Ento- 
mology, and W. M. Scott, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
During the past few years the summer spraying of apple orchards 
has undergone important improvements, and many questions of de- 
tail have thus been raised in the minds of growers. The present 
paper, based upon results of the department’s investigations of the 
subject during the past several years, is intended to answer these 
questions and to furnish information which will enable the orchardist 
to obtain the maximum benefits for his outlay in time and money in 
spraying operations. _ 
Respectfully, L. O. Howarp, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology. 
B. T. -GaLLoway, 
' Chief, Bureau of Plant Industry. 
Hon. James WILson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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