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Pacific Rural Press. Vol. XLVII. No. 19. May 12, 1894

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1894

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs of "tea-gathering on a Ceylonese plantation" and a "Japanese tea garden at the Midwinter Fair." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 361-380, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose and there is slight 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: "Orientalisms" [about Eastern cultures' influences in the U.S.], "Co-operative Fruit Handling," "Fruit Marketing: The Outlook for Good Fruit Prices; Sacramento Will Join the State Exchange; Vacaville Will Co-operate," "Florist and Gardener: Celery Growing in the Cotton States," "The Stock Yard: The Gain from a Pure-Bred Sire," "Poultry Yard: My Poultry-Runs; Secure Yards for Chickens," "Track and Farm: A New Turn at Palo Alto," "Swine Yard: The Condition of the Hog Industry," "The Field: United States Farms and Factories," "Horticulture: Santa Clara Fruit Exchange," "Summer Crops: Melon Growing with Irrigation, " "Agricultural Engineer: How to Get Good Roads," "Correspondence: Is the Nationalization of Railroads Desirable?," "The Home Circle," "Domestic Economy: Some Chicken Recipes," "Patrons of Husbandry: Mr. Messer at Yuba City; From Tulare," "The Gulf Stream," "The Torch Fish," "Conversational Sounds Among Ants," "What Makes the Sky Blue?," "For Sudden Toothaches," "Simple Cure for Hiccoughs," and "An Automatic Electrical Horse-Feeding Appliance.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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