LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



C. W. Burkett, Director, Agricultural Experiment Station, 



Manhattan, Kan. : 



SIR I herewith transmit the manuscript of a report on the 

 habits, life-history and methods of combating the pocket 

 gopher. Mr. Scheff er has spent his available time during the 

 past several years in this study, but has not heretofore pub- 

 lished anything on the subject. It has been my pleasure to 

 encourage the author and to urge this work to its completion. 

 The recent remarkable increase of gopher work in alfalfa has 

 led to such a widespread interest in the subject that I recom- 

 mend the publication of this report as one of the regular Sta- 

 tion bulletins. . Respectfully, 



T. J. HEADLEE, Entomologist. 



