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Department of Agriculture, 
Bureau of Plant Industry, 
Washington, B. C. 
November 6, 1920. 
Dear Dr. Fairchild: 
In your consideration of the future of the Journal of 
Heredity I hope you will not overlook the very important 
relation to practical agriculture which the Journal has 
developed. While its title hardly suggests it, and I am free 
to confess when its publication began I personally did not 
expect it, the Journal has become a very effective medium 
for the communication and preservation of much basic 
information relating to plant and animal improvement. 
No other scientific journal in America equals it in this 
respect, nor do the official channels of publication such as 
those of the Department of Agriculture and the State 
Agricultural Experiment Stations hold out any promise of 
meeting this need. 
The catholicity of its editorial policy, coupled with the 
quality of its illustrations, is rapidly making it the most 
important journal for plant and animal breeders in the 
country at a time when these basic activities in agricultural 
development need it most keenly. 
I sincerely hope that the Association will find it possible 
to continue the issue of the Journal without abridgment of 
quality or frequency of issue. 
Sincerely, 
(Signed) Wm. A. Taylor. 
Dr. David Fairchild, President, 
American Genetic Association, 
Washington, D. C. 
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