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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. LIV. No. 26. December 25, 1897

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1897

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing workers "topping beets in a field near Hollister" and "hauling beets to the Watsonville Factory from the field of Mr. J. T. Porter." 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 but loose. Slight chipping and splitting at the spine. A small closed tear on the pages measuring about 1/4" from the fore-edge. 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: "In the Beet Fields," "Silos in Sonoma County," "Horticulture: Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees; The Tree Tomato," "The Poultry Yard: Improvement of Our Poultry," "Believes in Light Brahmas," "The Swine Yard: The Poland China Hog," "The Stock Yard: A Great Phyto-Bezoar," "The Dull Darwin" [about Charles Darwin's childhood and the hardships he faced], "Domestic Economy: Domestic Hints; Hints to Housekeepers," "Origin of Petroleum," "Facts Regarding the Klondike Region," and "How to Become an Electrical Engineer." Index to Volume LIV (July-December 1897) in the back.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Soft cover

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