LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief. 

 Washington, D. C., May 20, 1002. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a paper on Berseem: 

 The Great Forage and Soiling Crop of the Nile Valley, and respectfully 

 recommend that it be published as No. 23 of the Bureau series of bul- 

 letins. The paper was prepared by Mr. David G. Fairchild. agricul- 

 tural explorer. Seed and Plant Introduction, and was submitted by the 

 assistant in charge of Seed and Plant Introduction. 

 Respectfully. 



B. T. Galloway. 



Chief of Bureau, 

 Hon. James Wilson. 



>■ tary of Agriculture. 



