LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Division of Cpiemistry, 

 Washington^ D. C, February 14, 1896, 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your inspection and 

 approval, the mauuscrii)t of a report of an investigation in regard to 

 the presence of zinc in American evaporated apples, undertaken by 

 authority of the Assistant Secretary, and to recommend the publication 

 of the same as Bulletin No. 48 of this Division. 

 Eespectfully, 



Harvey W. Wiley, 



Chief of Division of Chemistry. 

 Hon. J. Sterling Morton, 



fSecretary of Agriculture. 



