New Moon, 1st day, 3h. 46m., evening, W. 136 16 S-4 217 126 6 Th. 4 326 50 14 185 14 19 127 7 Fr. 4 316 51 14 20 5 16 19 128 8 Sa. 4 296 5214 235 19 19 129 9 S.4 286 53 14 255 21 19 130 10 M. 4 276 5414 275 23 19 9 131 11 Tu. 4 266 5514 295 25 20 10 132 12 W. 4 256 56 14 315 27 2011 133 13 Th. 4 246 57 14 335 29 20 12 134 14 Fr. 4 236 58 14 355 31 2013 135 15 Sa. 4 226 59 14 375 33 20 14 014 395 35 20 5 6 2 3 br. morn 4 24 7 8 4 4 h'rt 0 34 6 1 137 17 M. 4 207 114 415 37 1916 113 thi. 9 0 0 15 138 18 Tu. 4 197 214 435 391917 139 19 W. 4 187 314 455 41 19 18 140 20 Th. 4 177 141 21 Fr. 4 167 414 475 43 19 19 514 495 45 19 20 142 22 Sa. 4 167 614 505 46 19 21 143 23 S-4 157 714 525 48 1922 144 24 M. 4 147 814 545 50 19 23 145 25 Tu. 4 137 914 565 521924 64 71h'd 146 26 W. 4 137 10 14 575 531925 73 81h'd 147 27 Th. 4 127 11 14 595 55 19 26 83 9 h'd 148 28 Fr. 4 117 1115 05 56 1927 9 93 n'k 149 29 Sa. 4 117 12 15 15 57 18 28 101 101 n'k 150 30 S-4 107 1315 35 59 18 29 11 11 arm Hail, bounteous May! that doth inspire Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. -MILTON. Aspects, Holidays, Events, 1 Sa. St. Philip & St. James. 6 ? C. sinated, 6 Th. 4th. Horace Mann born, 1796 but L. tides. 6. pleasant. London, 1896, aged about 53. 30 Sunday after Easter. 16th. in Perig., A storm 13th. Norah Perry, poet, died, 1896, aged about 55. 14 Fr. 16th. 6 HC, 6 h C. 15 Sa. 16th. High tides. in 8. Farmer's Calendar. THIS, to the farmer, is a busy month. Ploughing, planting, weeding, and the killing of bugs and worms will consume all the time he will care to devote to farm-work. But if he understands his business he will perform each operation at just the right time, with the least possible labor; he will not wait for the currant worm or the tent caterpillar to get large enough to be scattered all over the bushes and trees, but he will give the former a dose of hellebore while they are small and on a few leaves in the centre of the bushes, and the latter he will destroy as soon as they are all hatched, and occupy a small nest in the fork of two small limbs. This destruction, if may he be wise, will not be by burning be with torches, as recommended by 16 C 4th Sunday after Easter. 17 Mo. 8 HO, 9 stat., 8 hO. 18 Tu. runs low. 19 W. 20 Th. 21st. O, & in Aphel. expected. Rogation Sunday. Med. Coll., died, 1896, aged about 66. many writers who ought to know better, but will be by taking the advice which has been given several times in the Farmer's Calendar; namely, tie a piece of cotton 23 C cloth around the end of a light 24 Mo. pole long enough to reach the 25 Tu. 25th. R. W. Emerson born, 1803. Clear into kerosene oil draw it through nests, and after dipping the swab 26 W. in Aph. Russia crowned, 1896. $ 26th. Nicholas II. of the nest, and thus destroy the 27 Th. Ascen. Day, or Holy Thur. L.tides. small worms by one application. 28 Fr. C. 27th Cyclone at St. Louis, to be effectual, providing the work Many years' trial has proved this 29 Sa. in Apogee. and warm. be done while the worms are 30 C Sund. aft. Ascen. 6 C-stroys a part that do not escape small, while the torch only de31 Mo. 30th. MEMORIAL DAY. 1896. by spinning down below the heat. > First Quarter, 8th day, 2h. 2m., morning, W. 11 br. 213 28 10 01324 7 73 n'k 0 12 7 22 11325 8 8 113 26 9 n'k 0 37 8 6 9 arm 1 8 8 53 11327 9% 93 arm 1 44 9 42 arm 2 29 10 34 sets 11 26 JUNE hath 30 days. [1897. June is full of invitations sweet Forth from the chimney's yawn and thrice-read tomes. Aspects, Holidays, Events, Weather, &c. LOWELL. Farmer's Calendar. CULTIVATION is the word this month. Cultivate not only to kill the weeds, but to keep the land in the best possible condition for rapid plant growth. A hard crust over the surface of the ground is almost as fatal to the growth of annual plants, as would be a coat of paint to the growth of a pig. We must not forget that as plants feed on food that is separated into atoms, it is important that the soil should be in à condition most favorable to the decomposition or division into atoms of the fertilizer applied. As decomposition, to be rapid, requires heat, air, and moisture, it is evident that frequently stirring the surface of the soil while annual plants are growing is important, even if there are no weeds to kill. Do not forget to plant ensilage corn enough to fill your silo, and plant it early enough to have it well grown early in September, so as to cut before the frost comes. Hungarian should be sown about the middle of the month, and if it is to be fed to milch cows, sow six pecks of seed to the acre. Have you sprayed your fruittrees? From present appearances, it seems to be evident that, if we are to have good fruit, spraying must be resorted to. Let the chicks run in the garden until they are six weeks old. They will catch many bugs, and do no harm. |