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Pacific Rural Press. Vol. XLVII. No. 4. January 27, 1894

The Dewey Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1894

Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a black and white illustration showing the buildings of the Hopkins Institute of Art of the University of California. 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 61-80, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but 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: "The Art Department of the State University," "The Citrus Fair," "Our Vegetable Product," "Whither Shall the Farmer Retire?," "Dry Land Forage Plants," "Ctiric Acid and Oil of Lemon," "The Dried Fruit Trade of 1893," "Horticulture: How Badly They Need Our Fruit in London; Kerosene Emulsion," "Florist and Gardener: Annual Meeting of the State Floral Society; How They Use Eschscholtzias in England," "The Field: Safety Farming," "The Vineyard: What Eighty Raisin-Producers Think of the Situation," "Forestry: Forestry in the United States," "The Stable: Hints on Stable Building and Fitting," "Poultry Yard: Artificial Hatching and Rearing of Chickens; Artificial Hatching and Raising," "The Dairy: The Oleomargarine Warfare; Prune Fed Pork," "Fruit Marketing: Details of the Fruit Exchange Organization; More About the Perkins Process," Horticulture in Napa," "Oregon's Mammoth Caves" [mentions the chief owner, Captain A. B. Smith, and his proposition to create a plaster facsimile of part of Oregon's "mammoth caves" for the California Midwinter International Exposition], "The Home Circle: An Interesting Story of a Grain of Wheat; Ventilation; Home Dressmaking," "Domestic Economy" [recipes], "Patrons of Husbandry: Tulare Grange: Joint Installation at Haywards; From Petaluma; American River Grange," "Electric Cooking at Redlands," "Electric War Engine," "Brickwork in the Tropics," "Foundations in Quicksands," "New Sounding Device," "Photography in Astronomy," and "Sensibility of the Eye.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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