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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. LIV. No. 8. August 21, 1897

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1897

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing a man "preparing land for rice with water oxen, in Japan." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 113-128, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Rice Growing in Japan," "The Cleopatra Apple," "Beet Sugar Factory Sites," "Horticulture: The Clairac Mammoth Prune," "Florist and Gardener: Early Onions," "The Field: Tobacco Planting in Florida," "The Poultry: Breeding Squabs for Market," "The Vineyard: Solonis and Lenoir as Grafting Stocks," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Recipes," "Analysis of Smoke," [an article on x-rays], "Everlasting Paste," and "Preservation of Food in Summer.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Soft cover

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