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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
WASHINGTON, D. C.

ADDRESS REPLY TO
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY,
AND REFER TO
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August 14, 1918.

Dr. Alex Wetmore,
Care State Horticultural Commission,
Forum Building, Sacramento, California.

Dear Doctor Wetmore:

Your telegram of August 13 received. As Mr. McAtee wrote you recently, the investigation of ducks in rice fields is your most important job this fall. You should keep in touch with the rice growers organizations and individuals at Sacramento and also with Mr. W. D. Egilbert, Secretary, Rice Growers Association, Willows, California, for purpose of investigating the rice fields, both there and elsewhere at the time they report serious depredations. The investigation should be carried on throughout the season. You can do quail investigation and other work of that character as opportunity offers. Experiments should be made by use of bombs and other devices, except poison, for purpose of control of ducks frequenting rice fields.

I expect to be in Sacramento, California, the latter part of September when I hope to have a conference with you and rice growers concerning the situation.

Sincerely yours,
[[signed]] E W Nelson[[/signed]]
Chief of Bureau.