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Pacific Rural Press. Vol. XLV. No. 21. May 27, 1893

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1893

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph of a "rose tree on the grounds of T. S. Hawkins, Hollister." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 465-484, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose and there is 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: "A California Rose Tree," "The Rose Show," "How to Buy Grain Bags," "The Irrigationist: The Storage of Water for Irrigation; Methods of Applying Water," "The Field; Experiments with Potatoes; Look Out for Poison Oak [poison oak remedy using burning sulfur]," "Horticulture: A Specialist in Small Fruit-Growing; The Price of Dried Apricots and the Color of Cheese; To Kill Off Cut Worms," "Forestry: The Eucalyptus," "Poultry Yard: Grading Up Poultry; Profit in Poultry; Green Food for Fowls; Peach Trees in Poultry Yards," "The Dairy: Care of Cows and Handling Cream; Old-Fashioned Skim-Milk Cheese," "The Vineyard: A Twenty-Acre Vineyard in Fresno," "Rural Improvement: Sprinkling Country Roads," "The Home Circle: How to Live a Century; How a Sunbeam Sounds," and "Domestic Economy: Potatoes Galore.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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