1877. OCTOBER, Tenth Month. Astronomical Calculations. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. 's Declination. m. Days. d. m. 3 48 6 7 14 8 22 20 10 4 11 6 30 15 8 45 21 10 55 4 35 New Moon, 6th day, 4h. 14m., evening, W. > First Quarter, 13th day, 10h. 58m., evening, W. 290 17 W. 6 15 5 15 11 293 20 Sa. 6 195 4 36 10 49 5 39 11 32 81 8 feet 1 30 8 48 9 9 feet 2 32 9 28 91 92 feet 3 34 10 8 298 25 Th. 6 25 5 1 14 arm 6 48 2 4 299 26 Fr. 6 26 5 2 arm 7 47 3 2 300 27 Sa.6 27 5 0 10 334 43 16 21 2 23 br. 8 56 4 1 301 28 S. 6 29 4 59 10 30 4 46 16 22 br. 10 10 5 0 302 29 M. 6 304 57 10 27 4 49 16 23 303 30 Tu. 6 31 4 56 10 25 4 51 16 24 h'rt 11 27 5 57 h'rt morn. 6 50 A. B. STREET. Farmer's Calendar. POTATOES ought to be dug when the soil and the weather are dry. If there is any sign of rot, it is best to get them out of the ground early, expose them Pleasant, as little as possible to the sun, pile them up in a conical shape them a little air-slacked lime, a on a dry knoll, and scatter over 6 Sa. S7th. Second battle of Stillwater, 9 Tu. C. but cool nights, SWilliam Penn born, 15 Mo. Gold 117, 1875. 16 Tu. in Apo. Very low tides. 17 W. 9 in Aphelion. 18 Th. St. Luke Evangelist. John Adams born, 19 Fr. 20 Sa. 21 G 22 Mo. 23 Tu. 1735, O. S. C. frosts, quart or so to five or six bushels of potatoes, and then cover them with the tops till the cold comes, when they may be taken to the cellar is moist, the bin ought to cellar and stored dry. If the have a grated bottom, to admit of ventilation. They can be stored out of doors by heaping them with a foot of straw, closely them up in a dry place, covering packed, and then with a few inches of earth. Winter apples ought to be picked by hand, with Huskcare not to bruise them. ing corn is a job that still calls for No machines here. are near Some will husk two or three times as fast as others, by keeping everything snug. It is best to sort as you go, with two baskets, one for the good corn and one for the poor. New corn may be got ready for early grinding by hanging it up in a coarse bag near the ceiling of a room kept warm by a fire. Orchards may be set out now. The soil ought to be well drained and ploughed deep. 21st. America discovered by Columbus, 21st Sunday after Trinity Bank, 1777. in 8. High tides. 24 W. 25 Th. St. Crispin. at hand. 26th. Great fire at Virginia City, Nev., 1875. 27 Sa. 29 Mo. 8 O. Low tides. 1618, O. S. C. hand labor. A 1877. 's Declination. NOVEMBER, Eleventh Month. Astronomical Calculations. m. Days. Id. m. Days. d. m. Days. Id. m. Days.d. m. 37 25 20 53 Days.d. 1234 20 CO 7 16 2222 21 28 21 26 29 21 36 New Moon, 5th day, 4h. 3m., morning, E. 310 49 4 40 5 5 11|16| 2| 0}| 2 5 14 16 05 1616 D Rises. D Souths. m. h. m. h. h. 59 16 27 116 28 91 93 rei. 4 32 10 9 4 16 29 104 10 sec. 9 5 716 5 49 11 1 |3r| 7|W.|6 41 4 4610 NOVEMBER hath 30 days. 1877. Think not when the wailing winds of autumu Aspects, Holidays, Events, 1Th. All Saints Day. in Perigee. h. plot, 1605. 3 Sa. 4 G 5 Mo. 6 Tu. State election in Mass. and Conn. 9th and 10th. Great fire in Boston, 1872. but MRS. STOWE. Farmer's Calendar. THE mangolds and ruta-bagas must be got in now, or they will soon freeze. All root crops, in fact, should be stored right away; ¿ ? C. The cellar is not a very good Gunpowder place for them; but if they must Fine, go in there, fix some slats at the bottom of the bin, so as to have good ventilation, and keep the windows open as long as you can, C. so as to secure a draft. When cool. stored in bulk, roots are apt to heat and rot. They must be put in clean and dry. Cornstalks, if well cured, are worth a good deal for cattle. Fall ploughing saves a heap of work in the hurry of spring, and now that the air is cold, the team can High work easier than in the hot days winds, of May. House all farm tools, St. Martin. Rain. in Apogee. 14 W. 6 h C. Very low tides. 6. Gold 114 3-8, 15 Th. 16 Fr. 17 Sa. 18 G 1875. 15th. Lavater born, 1741, > O. S. 17th. Queen Elizabeth began to reign. 1558. 6«. 19 Mo. born, 1770. or snow. 22d. Henry Wilson, vicepres. U. S., died, 1875. Get up 25th Sunday after Trinity. and get them all in order for win- 21 W.HO. { HC. in Perigee. Get out and spread the manure 28 W. 30th. Coldest November day for many as a top-dressing on the mead years, 1875. 29 Th. Low tides. 30 Fr. St. Andrew. weather. ows. It is worth as much put on now as it will be in spring, and if the land is level there will be no waste. DECEMBER, Twelfth Month. Astronomical Calculations. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. ??. 7 22 42 13 23 12 19 23 21S.55 26 25 23 24 2345 CO 22 22 12 22 20 10 2223 22 28 11 22 35 12 23 8 18 23 25 24 23 25| 30 New Moon, 4th day, 5h. 19m., evening, W. E. D 23 8 D Rises. Souths. h. m. h. m. 3 30 852 h. 59 11 26 8 8 rei. 9 sec. 4 45 9 44 9 15 6 338 4 Tu. 7 14 4 27 9 13 6 339 5 W. 7 15 4 27 9 126 4 9 1112 thi. sets 0 32 340 6 Th. 7 16 4 27 341 7 Fr. 7 17 4 27 9 10 6 6 8 3 1 |