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GENERAL OFFICES: 
THIRD FLOOR. FRUIT BUILDING 
SACRAMENTO. CAL. 
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August 8, 1918. 
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Alexander Wetmore, Ssq., 
Glenville. California. 
Dear Sir: 
I thank you very much for the promptness of your reply 
to my recent communication. _ 
Responding to the inquiries contained in your faw r of 
August 2, I have to say that already the migrant ducks are coming 
in and within the next ten days or two weeks these birds will be 
in the rice fields by the thousands. They will remain here • 
until next February and possibly into March in full munbers as 
after the crop has been harvested , they feed upon' the fallen grain. 
months. 
You will thus see that we have this menace with us several 
The early varieties of rice are rapidly matjuring and already 
offer excellent feed for the wildfowl. 
Sincerely hoping that I may have the pleasure of meeting 
you personally upon your arrival here, I am, i 
Very respectfully, 
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