Charles Bessey, Letters, 1881

which should be from 900 to 1200 works in length.

I hope you may give me a favorable reply at your earliest convenience.

I suppose you go to Cincinnati and [west?/went?] –, and hope you will have a very pleasant and profitable time.

Yours very Truly Byron D. Halsted. Managing Editor

Orange Judd Company, Publishers, No. 751 Broadway. Orange Judd, Pres't. David W. Judd, Vice-Pres't. Samueal Burnham, Sec'y.

American Agriculturist. A very large Illustrated Magazine, established in 1842, with separate English and German Editions, devoted to Practical Farming and Gardening, and the interests of the Entire Household. Terms—The circulation of the American Agriculturist is so large that it can be furnished at the low price of $1.50 a year; four copies for $5; six copies, $7; ten or more copies, only $1 each; postage prepaid by the Publishers in each case; single numbers, 15 cents each. Advertisements, (of good character only,) $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2 per line.

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New York, Sept. 19th 1881

My Dear Bessey:

Your letter of Sept. 13th is at hand. Please accept my thanks for your kind words. I desire to make the Agriculturist so good as possible and that was the reason why I wished you to help me.

We are to have a paper by Prof. S. A. Forbes upon Birds and [Cat worms?] but I presume you will treat the pesky worms in a different way. [?]

For the present I shall have to keep you from the favorite field of Botany. Dr. [?] and I are both [more?] & plant men

than anything else and do you blame us if we are some what selfish and keep that part of our paper much to our [selfs?]. I shall count on you for a fit now and then on Bugs. I had rather have a column article than one that is longer and have them [of toner?].

Yours very Truly Byron D. Halsted.

P. S. I should have said [?] worm for Prof. Forbes. So it is all the [?] [?] for you. B. D. H.

[Orange] Judd Company, Publishers, No. 751 Broadway. [Orange Judd, Pres't.] David W. Judd, Vice-Pres't. Samueal Burnham, Sec'y.

American Agriculturist. [A very large Illustrated Ma]gazine, established in 1842, with separate English and German Editions, devoted to Practical [Farming and Gardening,] and the interests of the Entire Household. Terms—The circulation of the American [Agriculturist is so large th]at it can be furnished at the low price of $1.50 a year; four copies for $5; six copies, $7; ten [or more copies, only $1 each;] postage prepaid by the Publishers in each case; single numbers, 15 cents each. Advertisements, [(of good character only,)] $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2 per line.

Rural Books and Books for Sportsmen. Standard Works on Agriculture, Horticulture, Architecture, Field Sports, Fish and Fishing, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Entomology, Bee-keeping, Hunting and Trapping, etc.

New York, Oct. 25th, 1881

My Dear Prof. Bessey;

This is the first time I have had the pleasure of sending you a check, small as it is, for a contribution to the American Agriculturist. I hope it may not be the last. It of course, is for the article sent us and published in the November [?]. I think I told you before that the Field [?] [?]ure, or, if you please to limit it, [?] [?]al Agriculture, is at present open to you [?] [?]t field I think you will find ample oppor[tunity] [?] write an occasional and of course valuable [?] Articles of about 100 words satisfy, [?] [?]n we can have a larger number of subjects [?] each Number.

Yours Sincerely, Byron D. Halsted

Ark. Ind. Univ. Fayetteville, Ark. Jan. 13th 1881

Prof. C. E. Bessey My Dear Sir:–

I send you an article, which if it should [?] you may [print?] in the American Naturalist.

I don't see any use of applying now for the M. S. degree. I intend to continue my explorations in S. Ark. during vacation and it will be impossible for me to come [north?/south?] next season.

The information I would give by my work will be worth much more to me than the degree. I have no time to