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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
4
The article compares bird nests to human homes showing hummingbirds, robins, and eagles crafting very different nests matched to sites from cottages to cliffs. It links nesting to inherited taste and love, observing May nest building, June parent care, and the seasonal departure as days shorten.
A Sullivan County farmer cites widespread ignorance of dairy causes in Rural New Yorker amid cheap butter and margarine profits. He notes New Jersey dealers ship oleomargarine into New York to beat dairy butter prices, earning about 10 cents per pound while real butter profit lingers at 2 cents.
The piece argues farm land offers a safe, high interest alternative to low yield bonds and stock. It notes 8 000 dollars invested in western farmland at ten dollars per acre over ten years could outperform market securities. it emphasizes property value growth, fixed principal payments, and resilience against floods fires pests and crises.
The article explains decay processes in nature with flies beetles gulls and vultures as scavengers. It discusses meat ripening in kitchens noting proper cold aging at 33 to 28 degrees for tender results and clarifies misbeliefs about aging. It also comments that fish should be served fresh.
A city woman who married a farmer reflects on her new life. She describes independence on the farm, happiness with duties, and contrasts city and country society, noting farm work feels no heavier than urban wife and mother roles. Friends eye country life with envy.
The article discusses corn belt prices rising with beef and pork costs reducing corn for feed, predicts no 10 cent corn soon, and evaluates flax straw and wire grass as alternative fuels and materials. It cites Denmark’s dairy success and a farmer seminar anecdote, plus market uses for grass slough and jute substitutes.
The piece recalls Washington Irving shyly facing a public dinner in honor of Dickens in New York in 1842, with his fear of breaking down before the crowd. It notes his awkward toast and the amused reactions, alongside a digressive tangent on farm life and pest issues.
The article recounts how progressively lower interest rates from high to as low as two percent eased farm finances, enabling pre-emption settlers to repay and invest in land. It notes irrigation boosting strawberry yields, fruit tree growth, the butcher bird’s mixed impact, potatoes selling best fresh, and hints at broader rural prosperity and farming improvements.
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