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,ETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
United States Department of Agriculture, 
Bureau of Entomology, 
Washington, D. C, December 3, 1910. 
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publication as 
Bulletin No. 75, seven papers dealing with bee culture. These 
papers, which were issued separately during the years 1907, 1908, 
and 1909, are as follows: Production and Care of Extracted Honey, 
by E. F. Phillips, and Methods of Honey Testing for Bee Keepers, 
by C. A. Browne; Wax Moths and American Foul Brood, by E. F. 
Phillips; Bee Diseases in Massachusetts, by Burton N. Gates; The 
Relation of the Etiology (Cause) of Bee Diseases to the Treatment, 
by G. F. White; A Brief Survey of Hawaiian Bee Keeping, by E. F. 
Phillips; The Status of Apiculture in the United States, by E. F. 
Phillips; Bee Keeping in Massachusetts, by Burton N. Gates. 
Respectfully, 
L. O. Howard, 
Chief of Bureau. 
Hon. James Wilson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
