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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. XLVIII. No. 6. August 11, 1894

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1894

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph showing a "four-year-old Black Tartarian cherry orchard in Butte County, showing growth and style of pruning." 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. Edges are slightly browned on a few pages. 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: "California Orchard Views," "California Fruit for England," "From an Independent Standpoint" [mentions the First Sino-Japanese War], "Fruit Preservation: Points in Favor of Pricking Prunes; Grading Dried Fruit," "Fruit Marketing: Gen. Chipman on the Situation," "Cereal Crops: Wheat Growing, Past and Present---Its Relation to the Census," "The Dairy: The Tuberculosis Question; The Jersey as a Decorative Feature; Sweet or Sour Cream Butter," "Track and Farm: Horse Notes; Feeding Working Horses," "Sheep and Wool: The Future of Wool; The World's Wool Product; The Mutton Proposition Again," "Correspondence: My First and Last Experience with Tobacco," "The Home Circle: Curious Facts; How We Teach Our Children to Lie; Presidents from the Farm," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Receipts [recipes]; Fashion Notes," "Patrons of Husbandry: From Yuba City Grange," ". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Soft cover

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