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Pacific Rural Press. Vol. XLVII. No. 12. March 24, 1894

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1894

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph of the "Exhibit Room of the State Board of Trade, on Market Street, San Francisco." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 221-240, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose and there is slight chipping at the spine. Tape repair on Pages 237-238. 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 State Board of Trade," "Another Advance in Abattoirs," "A Great Orange Contest," "Track and Farm: The Trotter for All Work," "Agricultural Science: A Californian Defends the Experiment Stations," "The Dairy: Dainsh Improvements in Butter Making," "The Irrigationist: How Much Water Do Crops Need?," "Fruit Marketing: What the Orange Business Needs; A San Jose Man's Conclusions on Fruit Shipping," "The Stock Yard: The Cow That Beat the Record," "The Apiary: Bee Increase Here and Elsewhere; California Beekeeping," "The Field: Artesian Wells, Windmills and Electricity," "Poultry Yard: Turkey Talk; The Beginnings of Chicken Life," "The Home Circle: A Word to the Sleepless; Woman's Conversation," "Domestic Economy" [recipes], "Patrons of Husbandry: The Proposed Tax on Incomes," "Epilepsy and Errors of Refraction," "History of Matches," "History of Iron Making," "Raise What You Eat," "The Cause of Trees Being Struck by Lightning," and "Alloy in Metals.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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