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Pacific Rural Press. Vol. XLIV. No. 22. November 26, 1892

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1892

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph of eleven smiling boys seated on fence with the caption, "Thoughts of Thanksgiving." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 437-456, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Pages are loose and there is 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 African Arrival" [article is about African-American church congregations from Tennessee moving to Stockton and Lodi in California], "Grape Syrup," "A Black Sheep and Black Pepsin" [article about a man marketing a product called "black pepsin," which is advertised to increase butter yield, but the resulting product is not butter], "The Vineyard: Sonoma County Notes," "The Fruit Growers' Convention," "Horticulture: Opening Addresses at the San Jose Convention," "Fruit Marketing: Coopertive Marketing Discussed at the San Jose Convention," "The Dairy: The London Dairy Show," "The Home Circle" [fictional stories], "Cement Walk" [how to make a cement walkway for one's lawn or garden," and "Exterminating Mosquitoes Around a Country House.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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