UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WA8HINQTON, D. C. 
ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF. BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
AND REFER TO 
August 19, L918. 
Dr. Alex Wetmore, 
loll Forum Building, 
Sacremento, Oalifornia. 
dear lifetmore: 
I trust you I'lave received my letter of August 5, and tiie vaa’ious 
telegrams relating to your work in the 7/est* 
The situation is as follows; the damage to rice should engage your 
attention first, and be given all the time it needs. Before the latter 
part of September when an opportunity occurs you canworli: vd th the quail. 
After tnat if you can take time off from the work in relation to ric^yuu 
can lean, by correspondence with Hr. Beck, whose address I furnished ycu, 
what is tne best time to make tne apricot and almond investigations, and 
whether both might possibly be done at the same time. 
Mr. Nelson wishes to see you while in the West, he will be in 
Oregon in September, and if you maice the trip to 7/asnington in that month 
please write Finley and keep him informed of your address. If these arrange- 
mients are not carried out Mr. Nelson will want to see you in California 
early in October. He should be able to get in touch with you there tiirough 
the Came Conmission or Gar lough. 
* 
Your telegram relating to inailing address and boots has been received. 
The latter will go forward by mail. 
Sincerely, 
6</. Bnu 
Assistant Biologist. 
