LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, 

 Washington, D. C., September 15, 1894. 



SIR: I beg to submit for your inspection and approval the manuscript of Bulletin 

 No. 44, giving a description of our investigations of the agricultural possibilities 

 of sweet cassava. 

 Respectfully, 



H. W. WILEY, 



Chief of Division. 

 Hon. CHARLES W. DABXEY, JR., 



Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Distribution names varieties 3 



Cassava us an article of food 4 



Analysis of cassava roots, exclusive of bark 4 



Analysis of cassava flour , 5 



Extracts from correspondence 6-8 



Analysis of root and bark, each separately 9 



Comparison of cassava starch with Indian corn starch ! 10 



Composition of the ash 12 



Methods of culture 13 



Conclusions 16 



