LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Entomology, 

 Was/th)(/to})^ D. C, 'January IJ^^ 1906, 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript of an 

 account of The Cotton Boll worm, based upon investigations conducted 

 during the year 1904:, prepared by A. L. Quaintance and F. C. Bishopp 

 of this Bureau, and to recommend the immediate publication of the 

 same as a Farmers' Bulletin. The investigations are in continuation of 

 those reported for the year 1903 and published as Farmers' Bulletin 

 No. 191, which this bulletin is designed to supersede. 

 Veiy respectfully, 



L. O. Howard, 



Entomologist. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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