LETTER Ol” TRAN SSMU: 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
BuREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY, 
Washington, D. C., April 16, 1912. 
Srr: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 
‘““Comb Honey,” by Geo. S. Demuth, apicultural assistant in this 
bureau. 
In view of the increasing demand for the finest grades of comb honey 
and of a decrease in the amount of comb honey produced, it seems 
timely to present to professional beekeepers an analysis of the best 
practice as well as to point out some essentials to the production of 
maximum crops of the best grades. I recommend the publication of 
this paper as a Farmers’ Bulletin. 
Respectfully, L. O. Howarp, 
Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. 
Hon. JAMES WILSON, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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