LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY, 



Washington, D. C., October 11, 1901. 



SIR: I hereby transmit for your inspection and approval the manu- 

 script of part 10 of Bulletin No. 13, of this Bureau, relating to pre- 

 served meats, and respectfully recommend the publication of the same. 

 The scope and nature of the work are duly set forth in the 

 introduction. 



Respectfully, 



H. W. WILEY, Chief. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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