LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



United States Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Entomology, 



Washington, D. C, December 3, 1910. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publication as 

 Bulletin No. 75, seven papers dealing with bee culture. These 

 papers, which were issued separately during the years 1907, 1908, 

 and 1909, are as follows: Production and Care of Extracted Honey, 

 by E. F. Phillips, and Methods of Honey Testing for Bee Keepers, 

 by C. A. Browne; Wax Moths and American Foul Brood, by E. F. 

 Phillips; Bee Diseases in Massachusetts, by Burton N. Gates; The 

 Relation of the Etiology (Cause) of Bee Diseases to the Treatment, 

 by G. F. White; A Brief Survey of Hawaiian Bee Keeping, by E. F. 

 Phillips; The Status of Apiculture in the United States, by E. F. 

 Phillips; Bee Keeping in Massachusetts, by Burton N. Gates. 

 Respectfully, 



L. O. Howard, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



