LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LIBRARY, 



Washington, D. C., February 23, 1912. 



SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith and to recommend for 

 publication as Bulletin No. 76 of the library of the department, a 

 manuscript entitled " Catalogue of the Publications Relating to 

 Forestry in the Library of the U. S. Department of Agriculture." 

 This bulletin supersedes library bulletin No. 24, published in 1898, 

 entitled "List of Publications Relating to Forestry in the Depart- 

 ment Library." The present catalogue consists of a classified list 

 and an alphabetical author index. The books have been classified 

 by the Forest Service, which also prepared the scheme of classification. 

 All other work connected with the preparation of the bulletin has 

 been done in the library of the department by Miss Emma B. Hawks, 

 assistant librarian. Owing to the fact that the books have been 

 catalogued as received during the last 16 years, in which time the 

 catalogue rules of the library have undergone many changes, some 

 inconsistencies will be found in the form of entry, but it is hoped 

 that these inconsistencies will not detract from the usefulness of the 

 catalogue. 



The present catalogue contains 4,001 entries, as compared with 

 1,237 in bulletin No. 24. It includes all the books relating to for- 

 estry received by the library previous to January 1, 1912, but the 

 entries for periodical and serial publications have been brought up 

 only to the end of 1910. 



Respectfully, CLARIBEL R. BARNETT, 



Librarian. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



