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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1857
Page
4
A correspondent surveys calf rearing methods, arguing early weaning with milk and grain yields better growth and docility than dam-fed calves. The author cites experience favoring hand rearing and a specific milk creamery method for four to five quarts per calf.
A long excerpt discusses methods for preserving butter and preparing butter salt. It cites Dr. Anderson and a New England journal, advocating woolen ladles for expelling moisture, salt purification steps, and wooden vessels for storage. It warns against iron or hoop vessels and favors maple or oak wood with notes on taste and durability.
The article argues ewes and other stock should not breed before three years old and that reproductive maturity draws nutrients from bone and muscle development. It notes growers’ caution on balancing nourishment to prevent stunted growth and undue reproductive emphasis. It also mentions keeping poultry warm in cold nights to save corn while fattening birds.
The text warns scabies as a pestilential disease affecting horses cattle sheep swine and poultry. It emphasizes prevention over cure and urges farmers to guard against contagion by keeping animals clean and healthy, avoiding exposure to foul stock and shared equipment.
The text discusses directing lard usage and arranging for excavations to fill with rich vegetable matter as manure. It emphasizes producing manure from farm waste at low cost, improving carbon content, and preventing foul gases from infesting premises.
The notice promotes Beacon & Peterson's Philadelphia paper listing new books and novelties for 167, announces subscription rates, and offers sample numbers. It invites editors to exchange notices and outlines pricing for annual or quarterly subscriptions with sample issues mailed free to requesters.
A prospectus announces a Nebraska Agricultural paper aiming to rival regional outlets. It pledges expert writers, engravings, and departments on household topics, with subscription details and calls for names and local endorsements to launch by March 1, 1857.
A fragmented OCR list shows wholesale agents with names and addresses across New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit St Louis Louisville Chicago and London. Entries include A Wioch Henry Taylor Ragley Wend ward Austen Boel Urchner and Paternoster Row as agents for Great Britain and Burroje xenorativ.
An 1890 advertisement piece discusses subscription fees for the Knickerbocker Magazine and related publications. It notes price changes, distribution to agents, specimen issues, and clubbing options with Godey’s Lady's Book and Home Journal. It lists Samuel Hueston as the New York contact at 48 Broadway.
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