LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



FOREST SERVICE, 



Washington, D. C., January 5, 1911. 



SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 

 " Windbreaks: Their Influence and Value/' by Carlos G. Bates, in 

 charge of experimental work in District 2, and to recommend its 

 publication as Bulletin 86 of the Forest Service. 

 Kespectfully, 



HENRY S. GRAVES, 



Forester. 

 Hon. JAMES 



