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Pacific Rural Press and California Fruit Bulletin. Vol. LIII. No. 1. January 2, 1897

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1897

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph on the front cover showing "Eschelman [or Eschleman] herd of Holstein-Friesian dairy stock on alfalfa pasture near Fresno." 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. 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: "A Model Californian Dairy Farm," "Scarcity of Seed Wheat," "The Poultry Yard: Wanted--A Poultry Experiment Station, "Horticulture: An Abandoned Olive Farm; Orange Culture in the Fillmore Region of Ventura County; How Mr. Little Prunes the Lemon; Nut Growing in Sonoma County; Those Frozen Fruit Trees; Whitewash for Fruit Trees," "The Field: Experience with Fertilizers," "Entomological: New Facts About the Codlin Moth," "Florist and Gardener: Growing the Tree Tomato; Vegetables on a Westerly Slope," "The Home Circle: Did You Know" [housekeeping advice], "Domestic Economy: Hints to Housekeepers," "Machinery vs. Brains" [commentary supportive of the generally lighter workload of mechanics via new machinery and technology], "Imitation in Nature," and "Rails of Wood Pulp.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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