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D r. R. A. Kehoe, College of Medicine, C in c in n ato !, 0. 29 OOa Lo u i s i a na , 3 t . j j O' i s j Mo . , Dec. 5, 1937. Dear Dr. Kenoe: i 'h e c o n t a i n e r s a r r i ' ' a d ir. good c o n d i t i o n and o I an s h i p p i n g you s o n e s o i l samoves e x o re ss c o l l e c t . I n aerror to say t h a t these are a l l the sa mules which I can sue re a t the o resen t tir I n o r d e r t o show vou how c l o s e l y I h avo c u t coIlect i n o r d e r t o g i v e y o u s a m p l e s o f t h e s o i l s , I 9-n g i v i n g b e l o w a l i s t o f t h e s a m p l e s s h i v p o d , t o g e t h oSi. w i t h t h e a m o u n t s h i p p e d a n d t h e a m o u n t i n ay c o l l e c t i o n b e f o r e shi ament. Co in t r y Am. 11 . i n c a l l . A m t . S i o o e d . A rgentine Alba nia A ustria . Bolivia i" E g y p t ' F r. Indo-&hina / Germany , uea P a le stin e ' Paraguay 1 0 OZ . 11 o z . 11 o z . 9 oz. Id oz. 16 oz. 9 oz. 11 o z . 7 oz. 3 oz. 0 2. 4 'o z . 2 0z . 2 oz. 4 oz. oz. 2 oz. 4 oz. 2 oz. 0 oz. The above w e i g h t s a r e n o t e x a c t b u t a r e v e r v c l o s e . You c a n s e e from h i s t h a t I c o u l d not spare vou any to re , as a l l of the other o o m tr ie s in my c o l l e c t i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d by much s m a l l e r a m o u n t s o f soil. a s I said in a urevious le tte r I i n t e n d to im p o r t some more s o i l . 3 one o f i t i s a l r e a d y o n t h e w a y . a s s o o n a s I h a v e s u f f i c i e n t r. i n t e r t o make a pa c vca ge w o r t h s h i ... i n g , I w i l l no t i t " y o u . a l s o , i n t h e f u t u r e , I vv i l l r e g u e s t a l a r g e r a m o u n t o f s o i l , s o oh a t I may s e n d some to y o u . T r u s t i n g t h a t you w i l l be a b l e to make good use of t h i s s o i l , I re m a in , 3J n c e r e l y , ^ r N22429 John V. O 'R e i l l y .