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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. XLIX. No. 6. February 9, 1895

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1895

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph of "the Lick statuary [Pioneer Monument] recently completed in this city [San Francisco]." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 81-96, 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: "The Lick Statuary," "California State Board of Agriculture," "Horticulture: Automatic Frost Signal; Strawberries in Southern California," "Florist and Gardener: Cleaning Garden Seeds," "The Poultry Yard: Pullets' Eggs for Hatching," "The Stock Yard: Further Notes on Live-Stock Values," "The Home Circle: Why the American Girl Prefers the Shop or Factory," [about the new trend of American girls and women preferring employment as shop or factory workers instead of servants], "Domestic Economy" [recipes], "A New Fruit" ["casabana"], "Theory of the Tides," and "Patrons of Husbandry: From Yuba City Grange; From Magnolia Grange.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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