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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. LII. No. 26. December 26, 1896

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1896

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a black and white illustration on the front cover showing "a champion southdown wether." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 401-416, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. 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: "Close of Another Volume" [special commemorative note about the Pacific Rural Press's end-of-year conclusion of Volume LII]," "The Southdowns," "The Outlook for Wheat Prices," "Entomological: Black Scale Enemies and Parasites," "Meteorological; Smudge Fires for Frost Prevention," "Horticulture: The Situation in California Lemon Growing; Growing the English Walnut," "Fruit Marketing: A Conservative View of the Prune Industry," "The Field: Notes on the Use of Fertilizers," "The Swine Yard: Swine Growing in Connection with the Dairy," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Hints" [recipes], "Nature as an Engineer," and "The Roentgen Ray Cure for Blindness" [about x-rays]." Index to Volume LII (July-December 1896) on the last page.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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