UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
AND REFER TO 
August 26^ 1918. 
Prof. Alox V/etmoro, 
1011 Poru]n Building, 
Sacramento, California# 
Dear Wetiaore; y 
Yoxlt report on experiments with quail and upon other points 
has "been received# Your z'esults corrohorate those obtained by 
the Public Health Service and with other information we have had 
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relating to the resistance of gallinaceous birds to strychnine 
poisoning would seem to mahe it almost certain that no great de- 
struction of (juail has resulted from the Biological Survey poisoning 
operations. 
I am glad to learn that you will be able to visit 77asliington 
for I think the problem there is a very interesting one, vmich it 
should be possible to solve. 
On account of the fact that you will be away from Hayv;ard 
perhaps not to return there this season, the matter of the double” 
cliarge on tlie express packages will be liandled from here. A claim 
will be made to tlie company for the amount paicL by you and in due 
time you should receive a check. This matter probably will be 
settled soon because the charges have not yet actually been paid 
here. You should not, therefore, put in a claim for this amount 
in your expense account. 
