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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. L. No. 1. July 6, 1895

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1895

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with three reprinted black and white photographs showing "wayside scenes in the outing season" [rural scenic views of California]. 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 1-16, 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 Wayside in Mid-Summer," "Sorghum Syrup," "Sheep and Wool: A Veteran's Idea of Sheep," "Horticulture: Disease of the English Walnut," "Fruit Marketing: Outlook for Dried Fruit in 1895," "The Field: Danger in Sorghum; California Tobacco Growing," "The Dairy: A Rational Review of Tuberculosis,; Keeping Milk by Pasteurization; How to Make a Concrete Floor; Home Cured Meats," "The Irrigator: How Much Water Is Needed?; Irrigation Congress," "The Home Circle: Repose of Manner; The Kind of Woman to Know; What Keeps Women Young; Tribute to Mother," Domestic Economy: Hints to Housekeepers; Kitchen Lore [recipes]," "Some Vestigial Structures in Man," "A New 'Natural' Method of Wood-Preserving," and "An Automatic Typesetter.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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