LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
Bureau of Entomology, 
Washington, D. C, December 11, 1912. 
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publication as 
Bulletin No. 95, seven papers dealing with cereal and forage insects, 
and methods for their control. These papers, which were issued 
separately during the years 1911 and 1912, are as follows: The 
Timothy Stem-Borer, by W. J. Phillips; The Maize Billbug, by 
E. O. G. Kelly; Chinch-Bug Investigations West of the Mississippi 
Kiver, by E. O. G. Kelly and T. H. Parks; The So-Called "Curlew 
Bug," by F. M. Webster; The False Wireworms of the Pacific North- 
west, by James A. Hyslop; The Legume Pod Moth and The Legume 
Pod Maggot, by James A. Hyslop; The Alfalfa Looper, by James 
A. Hyslop. 
Respectfully, L. O. Howard, 
Chief of Bureau. 
Hon. James Wilson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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