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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. LV. No. 19. May 7, 1898

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1898

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing "Modiola--a newly introduce forage plant from Chile, as growing in Kern County" and "new building of the College of Agriculture of the University of California, Berkeley." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 289-304, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Some chipping at the spine. 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: "Modiola," "University Experiment Station Building," "Queries and Replies: Sorghum Varieties for Summer Forage; Tuberless Potato Plants; Water Glass for Egg Preservation; A Grass-Killing Parasite," "Weather and Crops," "The Dairy: How to Increase the Profits of Dairying," "The Sugar Beet: Cultivation of the Soil for Sugar Beets," "The Field: Feeding Value of Kafir Corn," "Fruit Marketing: Cured Fruit Marketing," "The Home Circle: A Census of the World," "Domestic Economy: Hints to Housekeepers" [housekeeping advice and recipes], "California's Gold Yield for 1897," and "Holding Power of Wire and Cut Nails.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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