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Pacific Rural Press. Vol. XLV. No. 17. April 29, 1893

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1893

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph of an "orchard scene in California." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 369-392, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but are loose and there is 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: "An Orchard View in California," "Horticulture: Thinning Fruit; Inter-Cultures in the Orchard," "The Field: Early Vegetables; Sowing Alfalfa--The Gophers; Experiments with Potatoes," "The Stock Yard: Some Feeding Experiments; Red-Polled Cattle; Dehorning Cattle; Food for Hogs; The Way to Make Horses Shy," "The Dairy: No Cold Milk for Calves; Dried Milk," "Poultry Yard: Preservation of Eggs; Lice," "Applications of Electricity in Agricultural Work," "The Home Circle: Beauty That Does Not Fade [advocates for women to read more instead of concerning themselves with physical beauty]; Sore Throat," "Domestic Economy" [recipes], "Napoleon and the Sentinel," "Stocking California Streams with Fish," "Skin Diseases in California," and "How Rapidly We Think.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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