LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief, 

 Washington, D. C., March h 1904,. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a paper entitled " Pas- 

 ture, Meadow, and Forage Crops in Nebraska," and respectfully recom- 

 mend that it be published as Bulletin No. 59 of the series of this Bureau. 

 This paper was prepared by Mr. T. L. Lyon, Agriculturist of the 

 Nebraska Experiment Station, and Mr. A. S. Hitchcock, Assistant 

 Agrostologist, in Charge of Cooperative Experiments, Grass and 

 Forage Plant Investigations, and has been submitted by the Agros- 

 tologist with a view to publication. 



The illustrations, consisting of six half-tone plates and eight text 

 figures, are necessary to a full understanding of the text. 

 Respectfully, 



Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



B. T. Galloway, 



Chief of Bureau. 



