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Agricultural College,
Lansing, Mich., 187

aquaintance is concerned.
The Iowa meeting comes [?]
term time. It is yet too soon to
decide about Iowa. I want to go
west once.

I am lopping off
some society work. I have been
lecturer of a [?] 3 years – soon
to be off. In connection, attend state
[?] 1 week a year. This helps our
College. [Co.?] Horticul Soc. – I am pressured
monthly. I shal get out
when we get a Prof. of Horticul. I am
SEc. Am. [?] Soc. The report will
soon be done for 1881, [none? / more?] [?] year.
Too many societies for continued
scientific work. Bot. & Horticul.
will likely soon be divided here. I
prefer Botany. Would it be going
down to take Horticul if [urged?] to
do so?