LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY, 

 Washington, D. C., March 6, 1909. 



SIR : I have the honor to submit a report on the continuation of the 

 sti id it - "ii the effects of environment on the composition of crops, 

 (anicd on hy Messrs. Straughn and Church under my personal direc- 

 tion and in collaboration with the Bureau of Plant Industry and the 

 agricultural rxprriiin'Mt M at ions of Florida, South Carolina, Maryland, 

 COIIIKM t i.-ut , New Jersey, and Maine. The manuscript submitted for 

 your inspection and approval at the present time relates to a four 

 years' study of the effect of environment on the sugar content of 

 Indian corn at the stage of development and succulence when it is 

 generally used for food. 



I recommend that the manuscript be published as Bulletin No. 127 

 of the Bureau of Chemist 



Respectfully, H. W. WILEY, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



