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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. XLVIII. No. 10. September 8, 1894

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1894

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photograph showing "Red Bluff with its new bridge across the Sacramento" and "new warehouses at Tehama on the Upper Sacramento." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 145-160, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. 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: "On the Upper Sacramento," "Weather and Crops: Official Bulletin of the State Weather Service," "Horticulture: August Meeting of the State Horticultural Society; A Good Barrel of Cider Vinegar; A Famous Philadelphia Market Apple; Peach Roots for the French Prune," "Fruit Marketing: Report of Colton Fruit Exchange," "Cereal Crops: Rice Growing in Louisiana," "Florist and Gardener: Mariposa Lilies," "The Field: Short Supply of White Beans; Samples of Clover Seed Wanted; California Honey Plants," "The Irrigator: How to Make a Tight Reservoir in Gravelly Loam; The Western View of Irrigation," "The Poultry Yard: How to Get Eggs in the Fall; Experimenting with Chickens," "The Swine Yard: Pigs Wanted at the North; To Kill Lice on Hogs; Feeding Soaked Wheat to Pigs," "The Dairy: Two Fine Animals; The Tuberculosis Scare; Making Good Butter," "Domestic Economy: Hints to Housekeepers; [recipes]," An Hour's Stroll" [about Earth's rotation], and "To Dam the Nile.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Soft cover

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