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LONGFELLOW.

Farmer's Calendar.

PAY your grocer's bill if you

2 Th. in Perihelion. 6. have to sell one of the cows, and

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Clear, in future settle once a month ; or, better still, pay as you go. Debts are ugly shadows that hang over too many homes. Interest money not only eats up

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most of the profits, but it marks with anxiety the countenance of him who has it to pay. As the stock on the farm at this season of the year depends entirely on the farmer for food, he should try to understand the particular wants of each animal, and to feed in a manner to secure the best results. Never trust feeding the stock to irresponsible hired help. Good judgment and long experience are required to feed milch cows to the best advantage. Give the oldest boy a colt and the next younger a calf to care for, and see that they are properly instructed how to feed them. How is the woodpile getting along? The first good sledding should be improved to get the wood home. When eggs are forty cents a dozen the poultry must not be neglected. Provide a warm, dry location for the house, and then see that the laying hens have a variety of food; the wife and daughters will be glad to deal it out, providing they can have the money the eggs bring. Give the hens, as well as cows, warm water to drink during the coldest months of the year.

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Full Moon, 4th day, 8h. 14m., evening, E.

Last Quarter, 12th day, 1h. 51m., evening, W.
New Moon, 19th day, 5h. 28m., morning, E.

First Quarter, 26th day, 9h. 6m., morning, E.

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41 10 Μ. 6 48 5 11 10 23 1 19 121 22 24 sec. 10 57 3 51

42 11 Tu. 6 465 12 10 261 22 122 34 34 sec. morn 437

43 12 W. 6 45 5 13 10 281 24 123 4 4 sec. 055 25

44 13 Th. 6 445 1410 30 1 26 124 5 5 thi.

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51 20 Th. 6 345 23 10 491 45 2 1112 feet 701 14

52 21 Fr. 6 325 24 10 521 48220204 h'd 813 25

53 22 Sa. 6 315 26 10 551 51 23 14 1 h'd 923 253

54 23 S.6 295 27 10 581 54 24 2 24 n'k 10 31

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The chief secret of comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex us, and in prudently cultivating our undergrowth of small pleasures, since very few great ones, alas! are let on long leases. "From our own selves our joys

FEBRUARY hath 28 days.

[1890.

MW

ALA

Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O UNION, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!

Aspects, Holidays, Events,
Weather, &c.

1 Sa.ru. high. 2d Low tides.

2 E Septuages. S. Candlemas Day. 3 Mo. 2d. in Apogee. Good 4 Tu. 7th. United States bank suspends, 1841.

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LONGFELLOW.

Farmer's Calendar.

EVERY farmer should have a

snow plough; the boys delight to ride on them to plough out the paths; they save time and hard labor, and keep the boys good-natured. Early lambs must be closely looked after this

month; give them a clean place

where it is warm and yet well ventilated, with plenty of sunshine. To make them grow as

rapidly as possible, a pen should

be built in one corner, with a small opening where they can pass in and out to eat meal which is beyond the reach of the sheep. But the mothers should not be neglected; give them

sweet hay and a sufficient amount of roots and grain to secure a good flow of milk. Very early lambs bring prices that pay the farmer for keeping his sheep in the best possible condition. If the wood has been hauled home, improve every leisure opportunity to cut it into proper lengths for the cookstove; don't spend your time gossiping with your neighbors, and then have to leave your

23 E 1st S. in Lent. in 8. 24 Mo. St. Matthias. 234. gr. el. W. haying to saw wood enough to

25 Tu. 18th. Pi Cent Hotel at Hartford, Conn., dem., by explos'n; over 20 persons kld. 6Ψ৫. 26th. Arago, astronomer,

born, 1786.

Cold.

dinner with. The wood should all be prepared and ready to house by the first of April. What has been done for amusements for the children? It was once the custom to let the children shift for themselves while

26 W. 27 Th. Very low tides. 28 Fr. gr. hel. lat. S. the father spent his evenings at the corner grocery; but wise fathers now stay at home and plan entertainments for the family.

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O Full Moon, 6th day, 1h. 47m., evening, Ε.

Last Quarter, 13th day, 11h. 5m., evening, E.
New Moon, 20th day, 4h. 1m., evening, W.
First Quarter, 28th day, 4h. 33m., morning, W.

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85 26 W. 5 376

86 27 Th. 5 356

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88 29 Sa. 5 326

89 30 S.5 306

212 233 19 10 5 24

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MARCH hath 31 days.

[1890.

فام

But when cold weather and continued rain
The laboring husband in his house restrain,
Let him forecast his work with timely care,
Which else is huddled when the skies are fair.

Aspects, Holidays, Events,
Weather, &c.

1 Sa. St. David. (runs high.
2 E 2d Sunday in Lent.
3 Mo. Low tides. 1st. (in Apo.
4 Tu. 4th Inauguration of President Harrison,
1889, heavy rainstorm.

5W.6h, in Aphelion.
6 Th. 5th. Mary Louise Booth, ed. Harper's
7 Fr. 7th. Sidney Bartlett, oldest member of

8 Sa.

Bazar, died, 1889, aged 58.

Suffolk, Mass., bar, died, 1889, ag. 90.

7th. John Ericsson, inventor, died, 1889, › aged 86.

9 E 3d Sun. in Lent. 10 Mo. Medium tides.

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11 Tu. 10th. King John of Abyssinia died, 1889.

12 W.

13 Th.

14 Fr.

68C.
12th. Admiral John L. Davis died, 1889,

aged 64.
age

15th. Hurricane at Samoa, 1889, Am. and
› Ger. war-ships wrec'd, many lives lost.

15 Sa.runs low. with flurries
16 E 4th Sun. in Lent. 621C.
17 Mo. St. Patrick. (in Perigee.
18 Tu. Judoustanle 22d. Judge Stanley Matthews, U. S. Su-
19 W. ४५८.
of snow.
20 Th.

1889, ag. nearly 65.

DRYDEN'S VIRGIL.

Farmer's Calendar.

IT is time to settle down on some plan of operations on the farm for the coming season; it is very poor policy to wait until the busy season commences before deciding what crops to grow in each field; if the decision be made now, the seed can be tested before planting time, and thus avoid planting seed that will not grow. If tomato plants are to

be grown, it is time to prepare the hotbed; in doing this, see winds that the manure is in proper condition to secure good bottom heat; to make it so, pitch it over a few days before placing it in the hotbed. If the farm implements have not already been put in good order, do it at once; it is a very shiftless practice to delay the repair of tools until the busy season arrives. Every farmer should have a repair shop and a set of tools so that during the winter he can make simple repairs; the more difficult ones should go to the wheelwright and blacksmith. Breeding sows should be kept in warm, clean quarters, and a close watch kept on them when the pigs are Milder. dropped. Milch cows during this month require even more care than in January or February; give them a daily feed of roots, and it pays well to warm the water during the cold weather. Hens should be set this month if early chickens are desired.

ent. . SPRING BEGINS. 21 Fr. St. Benedict. Very high tides. 22 Sa. 21st. 6१८.

23 E 5th Sun. in L. Passion Sunday.
24 Mo. 27th. John Bright died, 1889, aged 77.
25 Tu. Annunciation, or Lady Day.
26 W. 25th. 64.
27 Th. 25th. gr. hel. lat. S.
28 Fr.
runs high.

29 Sa. V. low tides. (in Apog,
30 E Palm Sunday.

31 Mo. 31st. Descartes, philosopher, born, 1596.

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