

LETTER OE TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY, 

 Washington, D. C., July 15, 1902. 



SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your examination 

 and approval, the manuscript of a bulletin prepared by Mr. William 

 B. Alwood, special agent of the Department of Agriculture, on cider 

 making in France, German} 7 , and England. 



I recommend that this manuscript be published as Bulletin No. 71 

 of the Bureau of Chemistry. 



Respectfully, H. W. WILEY, 



Chief. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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