LETTER OF SUBMITTAL. 



Office of Experiment Stations, 



Washington, D. C. , January 25, 1902. 

 Sir: I have the honor to present herewith the annual report of the 

 Office of Experiment Stations, which includes a report on the work and 

 expenditures of the agricultural experiment stations in the United 

 States for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1901. In addition to the 

 brief accounts of all the stations, the detailed reports of the special 

 agents in charge of the stations in Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico, 

 and summary statements regarding the special investigations in charge 

 of this Office have been included for the first time. In the prepara- 

 tion of this report Mr. D. J. Crosby and Miss M. T. Spethmann, of 

 this Office, have rendered valuable* assistance. 



Very respectfully, A. C. True, 



Director. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



