April 24, 1947
Mr. Willian 7. Grimmer
Conservation Department
U1dison, Wisconsin
Dear Bill:
George Balason in ready to autopsy the next group
of birds at Poynette. Seventy-two birds consisting
half of the birds which have been, on a starti.on
diet and half of normal controls will be -utopsiod
beginning Sunday. The duration of the job will
depend on how mdch help Rtlason can get, but it
will take at least Sunday and Monday.
This as you know is in furtherance of the research
Srojeot which is trying to find a method of increas-
ing the survival .f game farm plantings by feeding
certain hormones in advance.
If there are any obstacles to the use of the
Ploynette laboratory for this purpose during this
time by Halazon and his assistants, will you
please let ne know by Saturday? In the absence
of word from you, I will assure that everything
is clear. I an writing this note because of the
lack of ohones.
Yours sincerely.

Aldo Leopold

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