1874.

's Declination.

MAY, Fifth Month.

Astronomical Calculations.

42 20 20

21

20

15 27

22

20

27

16 37

12 18 13 18 19 37 24 20 50 30 21 49

O Full Moon, 1st day, 11h. 25m., morning, W.
Last Quarter, 9th day, 2h. 28m., morning, E.
New Moon, 15th day, 5h. 33m., evening, W.
> First Quarter, 22d day, 10h. 34m., evening, W.
Full Moon, 31st day, 2h. 2m., morning, W.

0 30112|

3

316 0

114

8 5

1 thi. 9 28

1 6

124 4 M. 4 527 125 5 Tu.4 507 126-6 W. 4 497 127 7 Th. 4 48 7

214 10 5

131 11 M. 4 437 10 14 275 24 132 12 Tu. 4 427 11 14 29 5 26

133 13 W. 4 41 7 12 14 31 5 28 4 27 9

134 14 Th. 4 40 7 13 14 33 5 30
135 15 Fr. 4 39 7 14 14 355 32 4
136 16 Sa. 4 38 7 15 14 375 34 4 1112
137 17 S.4 377 16 14 39 5 36 4 2 0
138 18 M. 4 36 7 17 14 41 5 38 4 3
139 19 Tu. 4 35 7 18 14 435 40 4 4
140 20 W. 4 34 7 19 14 45 5 42 4 5
141 21 Th. 4 337 2014 475 44 4 6
142 22 Fr. 4 32 7 21 14 495 46 47
143 23 Sa. 4 32 7 22 14 505 47

144
24 S.4 31 7 23 14 525 49
145 25 M. 4 307 23 14 53 5 50
146 26 Tu. 4 307 24 14 545 51
147 27 W. 4 29 7 25 14 56 5 53
148 28 Th. 4 287 26 14 58 5 55
149
29 Fr. 4 28 7 27 14
150 30 Sa. 4 277 2815

425

7

7 feet

2 34

8 13

4 26

81

81 h'd

2 58 9 3

9h'd

3 21 9 53

M.

Doves on the sunny eaves are cooing,
The chip-bird trills from the apple tree,
Blossoms are bursting, and leaves renewing,
And the crocus darts up the Spring to see.

Aspects, Holidays, Events,
Weather, &c.

1 Fr. St. Philip and St. James. Cec.,inv.
2 Sa. L. of ni't 9h. 53m. [at Bos.
3 D 4th Su. af. East.

6

ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

Farmer's Calendar.

THE busy May has come at last, and we must be stirring early and late. Put every od hour into the garden. Why don't you set out an asparagus bed? Every farmer ought to raise a lot of asparagus of the very best Salmon P. Chase, Chief quality. It is very healthful and Justice U. S., died, 1873. nutritious. Get a hundred roots

at Newport.

4 Mo. O. High tides.
5 Tu.ru. low.{ R. I. legislature meets
6 W. Connecticut legislature meets.
7 Th. 6.

8 Fr. 6 h C.

9 Sa. Low tides.

10 D Bogation Sun.

Frequent two or three years old, dig down light a trench and manure a square showers, rod or so, and set out a foot

apart in rows, and when set out take good care of the plants. In two or three years, and ever after, you will have an abundant in supply for the family. Get the cows out upon the ground early. They do better to get at the grass as soon as it starts, but two or 17 D Sun. after Ascen. 6 ? three hours a day, at first, is bet

11 Mo. Wm. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, died, 1778.
12 Tu. 13th. Pope Pius IX. born, 1792.
13 W. 14th. 6 C. 6 C.
14 Th. Ascension Day, or Holy Thurs.
15 Fr. died, 1847.
Daniel O'Connell [Perigee.
16 Sa. C. 17th.Very high ti.

18 Mo.

19 Tu.

21 Th.

runs high.
ter than all day. Make changes
stationary. Hawthorne died. slowly. Don't wait for a full bite
accompanied in the pastures, but keep on feed-

20 W. 6 H (.

1819.

1849.

Pastures in 8. Maria Edgeworth died, ing hay in the barn. do better to be kept down a little 22 Fr. 24th. O sup. h stat. close now, and fewer grasses run 23 Sa. Queen Victoria born, by thunder up to seed stalks and waste. Get 24 D Whit-Su. Pentecost. & C. corn in early. Sow sweet corn at intervals of ten days, so as to have a succession for the table. If you fear the squirrels or the crows, steep the seed in saltpetre or copperas water, or pour on

25 Mo. Very low tides.

26 Tu.

in Apogee.

27 W.

Paganini died,

1840,

in Per.

lightning

un

hot water and then a little tar. Plant shade and fruit trees. You

places. can graft now. Sow mangolds,

31 D Trinity Sund. 9 in Per. and beets, and carrots.

Last Quarter, 7th day, 8h. 34m., morning, W.
New Moon, 14th day, 2h. 8m., morning, E.
> First Quarter, 21st day, 3h. 16m., evening, E.
O Full Moon, 29th day, 2h. 4m., evening, E.

152 1M. 4 26,7 29,15

153 2 Tu. 4 26,7 30 15
154 3 W. 4 257 31 15
155 4 Th. 4 25 7 31 15
156 5 Fr. 4 247 3215
157 6 Sa. 4 24 7 33 15
158 7S.4 24 7 33 15
159 8 M. 4 247 34 15
160 9 Tu. 4 24 7 35 15
161 10 W. 4 237 35 15 126
162 11 Th. 4 23 7 36 15 13 6 10|
163 12 Fr. 4 237 36 15 136 10
164 13 Sa. 4 237 37 15 146 11
165 14 S. 4 23 7 37 15 146 11
166 15 M. 4 237 38 15 15 6 12 S. 10
167 16 Tu. 4 237 38 15 15 6 12 0
168 17 W. 4 23 7 38 15 15 6 12 1 3
169 18 Th. 4 237 39 15 16 6 13 1 4
170 19 Fr. 4 237 39 15 16 6 13 1
171 20 Sa. 4 23 7 39 15 166 13 1
17221 S. 4 237 39 15 16 6 13
173 22 M. 4 24 7 40 15 16 Dec.
174 23 Tu. 4 24 7 40 15 160 0 2 9
175 24 W. 4 24 7 40 15 16 0
176 25 Th. 4 257 40 15 150

36 0

46

1

217 01
218 03

66

3

219 1 2 legs 11 5

2 37

66

3

22

220 21 23 legs 11 42

3 33

86 5

221 3 3 legs morn.

4 28

5 19

1

D. W.

O, what a glory doth this world put on
For him who, with a fervent heart, goes forth
Under the bright and glorious sky, and looks
On duties well performed, and days well spent!

Aspects, Holidays, Events,
Weather, &c.

1 Mo./Nicomede. 6. J.G. Bennett,

founder N. Y.

1872.

LONGFELLOW.

Farmer's Calendar.

THE weeds must be kept down.

2 Tu.ru. low. Hi. ti. Herald, died, Let them get the upper hand and 3 W. L. of ni't 8h.54m. . H. legisla they give a heap of trouble. Pull ture meets them up root and branch. That's 4 Th. Corpus Christi. 6. the cheapest in the end. Keep 5 Fr. Rev. Charles Cleveland died in Boston, Fine growing 7.D 1st Sunday after Trinity. There is nothing like it.

6 Sa.

aged

8 Mo. Low tides.

died, 1815.

the hoe or the cultivator going. It not only kills weeds, but mellows the soil and makes things grow. If you

have a piece of orchard grass weather. and clover you will find it will bloom this month, and it ought to be cut by the middle or the twentieth. Don't put off haying, as we used to when I was a boy, till after the Fourth of July.

9 Tu. 8th Andrew Jackson 10 W. in Perigee. 6. 11 Th. St. Barnabas. 14th. 6 C. 12 Fr. Rev. Thomas Arnold died, 1842. 13 Sa.

20. 14th.Very high ti.

16 Tu. 69 C.

14 D 20 Su. af. Tr. Cru. high. Cut grass as soon as it is ready. 15 Mo. C. Magua Charta signed, 1215. Dried grass is better than dead Showers. hay. Clover ought to be cut before it is lodged. It is always 17 W. C. Battle Bunker Hill, 1775. best to get at the haying early 18 Th. From 18th to 24th longest days of the year, and keep ahead of your work. 19 Fr. Length of night, 8h. 44m. Hoeing and haying crowd a little, 20 Sa. C. Accession of Queen Vic- to be sure, just now, but put on a little extra help; and you won't 21 D 30 Sun. after Crinity. make a mistake in cutting too in Apo. Very low tides.

22 Mo.

toria, 1837.

SUMMER
BEGINS.

early.

Nine out of ten of us err the other way, and cut too late. I hope you have a good piece for Swedish turnips. Now is the time to put in the seed, say the storm about this time. twentieth or twenty-fifth of this

Turkey, 1861.

23 Tu. 21st. ent..
24 W. St. John Baptist. Expect a
25 Th. Abdul Aziz succeeds to throne of
26 Fr.
27 Sa. 28th. gr. elong. E.
28 D 4th Su. af. Tr. 6 H 9.
29 Mo. St. Peter.ru. low.

in 8

30 Tu. 29th. Elizabeth B. Browning died, 1861.

month. The Swedes make a good crop for feeding out in the of roses ought to give us an eye early part of winter. The month to beauty, and lead us to fix up about the farm.

Last Quarter, 6th day, 1h. 18m., evening, W.
New Moon, 13th day, 11h. 44m., morning, E.
> First Quarter, 21st day, 8h. 47m., morning, E.
O Full Moon, 28th day, 11h. 59m., evening, E.

193 12 S. 4 347 36 15

20 14

5 28 101 102 br.

2 58 11 11

194 13 M. 4 357 36 15 10 15 5
195 14 Tu. 4 36 7 35 14 590 17 6 1
196 15 W. 4 377 34 14 570 19 6 2 0
197 16 Th. 4 377 34 14 570 19 6 3 11
198 17 Fr. 4 387 33 14 550 21 6 4 2 21 bel. 10 5
199 18 Sa. 4 39 7 32 14 530 23 6 5 2 3 rei. 10 24
200 19 S.4 407 32 14 520 24 6 6 31 33 rei. 10 43
201 20 M. 4 417 31 14 500 26 6 7 4 4 rei. 11 0
202 21 Tu. 4 427 30 14 480 28 6 8
sec. 11 19
203
22 W. 4 437 29 14 460 30 6 9 5 6 sec. 11 43
204 23 Th. 4 447 28 14 440 32 610 61 7 thi. morn.
205 24 Fr. 4 447 27 14 430 33 611
7 thi.
206 25 Sa. 4 45 7 26 1441 0 35
207 26 S. 4 467 25 14 390 37
208 27 M. 4 477 24 14 370 39
209 28 Tu. 4 48 7 23 14 350 41
210 29 W. 4 497 2214 330 43
211 30 Th. 4 50 7 21 14 310 45

6 12 84 8ị thi
613 91 91 kn.
614 10 10 kn.
6011111 legs
616 113
legs
6 17 0
0 feet

3 41 morn. rises

0 12

8 44 1 8

11

11 br.

4 1 0 10

Oh'rt

sets

1 5

1 h'rt
12 bel.

9 21

1 56

0 48 9 18 1 35 10 15 2 33 11 14