LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, 

 Washington, 1). (7., March 21, 1892. 



SIR : I have the honor to submit for your inspection and approval 

 the manuscript of Bulletin No. 34, being a record of experiments with 

 sorghum in 1891, conducted under my direction by your orders. The 

 work was accomplished with the collaboration of Dr. G. L. Spencer and 

 Mr. A. A. Denton. Similar work was carried on by Mr. Wibray J. 

 Thompson, but without aid or direction from the Department, at Calu- 

 met Plantation, Patterson, La. The manuscript of this work has been 

 kindly furnished by Mr. Thompson, with permission to incorporate it in 

 our report. 



I have the honor to be, respectfully, 



H. W. WILEY, 



Chemist. 

 Hon. J. M. RUSK, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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