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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
U. S. DeparRTMENT oF AGRICULTURE, 
Bureau OF ENTOMOLOGY, 
Washington, D. C., April 16,1912. 
Str: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 
“Comb Honey,” by Geo. S. Demuth, apicultural assistant in thid 
bureau. 
In view of the i increasing demand for the finest grades of comb tea) 
and of a decrease in the amount of comb honey produced, it se 
timely to present to professional. beekeepers an analysis of the best! 
practice as well as to point out some essentials to the production of 
maximum crops of the best grades. I recommend the publication of 
this paper as a Farmers’ Bulletin. 
Respectfully, ~ : L. O. Howarp, 
Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. 
Hon. JAMES WILSON, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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