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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. LV. No. 22. May 28, 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 relating to the production of beet sugar that show "the vacuum strike pan in which the thick syrup is boiled down and granulated" and "the centrifugals which separate the snow white sugar from the molasses." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 337-352, 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: "Sugaring Off in the Beet Sugarie," "The Advantages of Irrigation," "The Irrigator: Irrigating Deciduous Fruits," "Entomological: Life History of the Peach Twig-Borer," "Agricultural Engineer: Santa Clara Roads and Road Sprinkling," "The Veterinarian: Decline of the Tuberculosis Scare at the East," "Fruit Marketing: Progress with the Raisin Growers; Orange County Organizations," "The Dairy: Errors in Dairy Management; Purer and Cleaner Butter," "The Home Circle: The Training of Servants," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Hints" [recipes], "Historical Sketch of the Department of Agriculture," and "Telegraphy in War." Bound to Vol. LV, No. 21, May 21, 1898.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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