LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



FOREST SERVICE, 

 Washington, D. C., June 4, 1910. 



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

 "Commercial Hickories," by Anton T. Boisen, forest assistant, and 

 J. A. Newlin, engineer in timber tests, and to recommend its publica- 

 tion as Bulletin 80 of the Forest Service. 

 Very respectfully, 



HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 

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