[1890.

Aspects, Holidays, Events, Weather, &c.

1MO. LABOR DAY in Mass. and Conn. 2 Tu.69 H. 2d. State election in Vt. 3W. gr. elong. E. Warm. 4 Th. High tides. 5th. DOG DAYS END 5 Fr. 6. 8th. State election in Maine. 6 Sa. 56th. Explosion and fire in Antwerp. Several hundred killed and wounded. 7E 14th Sunday after Trinity. 8 Mo. Nativ. of V. Mary. V. 1. tides. 9Tu. stat. 8th. runs high. 10 W. in Apogee. Dull. 11 Th. Ilth. Elihu Stevens died, Belgrade, Me., 12 Fr. 6. 10th. S. S. Cox. Congress {{ man, died, 1889, aged 65. 13 Sa. 14th. Fulton's steamboat starts, 1807.

1889, aged 101 y. 6 m.

1709.

14 E 15th Sunday after Trinity. 15 Mo. 6. 18th Sam' Johnson born. 16 Tu. stationary. HC. 17 W. gr. hel. lat. S., 6 9 C. 18 Th. Medium tides. in Aph. 19 Fr. 21sto, ¿ ¿C. 20 Sa. 224. runs low. Fine. 21 E 16th Sun. af. Tr. St. Matthew. 22 Mo. O enters. AUTUMN BEG. 23 Tu. gr. elong. E. 24

1832.

W..21st, Sir Walter Scott died, 25 Th. 26th in Perigee. High 26 Fr. 27th. gr. hel. lat. S. 27 Sa. 29th. inf. winds. 28 E 17th Sun. aft. Tr. 29 Mo. St. Michael and all Angels. 30 Tu. St. Jerome. 29th. V. h. tides.

Y stat.

SYMONDS.

Farmer's Calendar.

EVERY farmer's boy should have a little garden of his own, and he should be encouraged to cultivate it in such a manner

that when the agricultural fair is held he will be able to select Vegetables which he will be

proud to exhibit; and the girls should be encouraged to try their hand at bread-making that

they too may be able to contribute to the fair and carry off a first prize. The winning of a few prizes will not only make the young people interested in the annual fair, but it will en

courage them to strive to stand

at the head of their profession. The whole family should not

only contribute meritorious articles for exhibition, but they should all attend the annual fair

and carefully look over the show, comparing their Own contributions with others, and thus learn how they stand. If not up to the front ranks, then go home

and resolve to do better next year. Dig the potatoes as soon as the tops show signs of decay, and not leave them in the Winter rye is a good crop to ground to dig in cold weather. grow as a green crop to plough under in the spring, or to cut for fødder; it is also a good crop to grow for the grain. The straw in many localities will pay all expenses of the crop. September is the best month to sow winter rye for grain.

[1890.

BRYANT.

Farmer's Calendar.

APPLES should be gathered as soon as fully ripe, for if left on the trees they will be injured by dropping, and they will not keep so well, even if they do not drop. To keep well they should be carefully picked, and handled with as much care as eggs. Hired help need more looking after while gathering apples than they do while engaged in any other work; if not remarkably faithful, as soon as their master is out of sight they will

shake off all fruit not within

easy reach. Let the boys have a husking party, and if a few kernels of red corn were planted with the yellow, it will encourage the party to husk the faster, that they may get their share of red ears. This is a good month to make improvements on the farm. Build new roads, dig out

the rocks, clear up the bushy pastures; and if the springs are low, there is no better time to drain the low land and put it in a good condition to produce large crops of hay. Don't be frightened at a few large stumps, but dig them out and burn them.

There is no labor on the farm

better expended than that in reclaiming the meadow and swamp

lands. When once well drained and brought under cultivation they are the most profitable lands we have. Careless farmers leave their pumpkins and squashes out until they are chilled by the cold."