LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Forest Service, 

 Washington, D. 0., December 19, 1911. 

 Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 

 " Second-Growth Hardwoods in Connecticut," by Earl H. Froth- 

 ingham, forest assistant, and to recommend its publication as Bulle- 

 tin 96 of the Forest Service. The study upon which the report is 

 based was made by the Forest Service in cooperation with the Con- 

 necticut Agricultural Experimeut Station. 

 Respectfully, 



Henry S. Graves, 



Forester. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



