MAY hath 31 days. 1881. D. M. D. W. 3 4 W. 5 Th. I feel the balmy breeze of May The little birds break into song, And praise in thrilling strains and strong, Spring's halcyon days of love. Aspects, Holidays, Events, Weather, &c. st. N. J. laid Heintzelman died, 1 B 2d S.af.E. St. Philip and St. James. | 2 Mo. 1 ru. hi. 1st. Major-General Tu.69 inferior. aged 75, 1880. in Apogee. O. Cin 6 During pante by forest fren, 180. o. 6 Fr.. Windy. 7 Sa.. Very low tides. 8 B 30 Sunday after Easter. 9 Mo. 5th. Napoleon died, 1821. 10 Tu. 8th. 6 C, 6 ☀ 9. 11 W. 69, 640 12 Th. 14th. Sanford E. Church, Chief-Justice Ct. of Appeals, N. Y., died, a. 61, 80. 13 Fr. Pleasant. 14 Sa.Town of Milton, Pa., burned: 3000 15 B 4th Su. aft. E. runs low. 16 Mo. in Per. Very high tides. 17 Tu. O Sup. 15th. 6 h. 19th. Near Nashville, Tenn., died, exGov. Henry S. Foote, aged 76, 1880. 18 W. made homeless, 1880. 19 Th. Dark Day, 1780. 20 Fr. in Perihelion. 21 Sa. Low tides. Rain. twice their cost. Now is the time to put in the seed. Sow the mangold and the sugar-beet by the 10th, but there is no haste with the swede. It can wait till next month. We ought to try and save work on the root crop. It is apt to cost a great deal more than there is any need of, and we must learn to clean land, and sow in straight rows, use the horse-hoe, and keep down the weeds as they start. Make sure of good seed. Why don't you raise your own seed, and so make sure of getting what you want. Corn may go in towards the end of the month. There is not much to be gained by planting too early. Straight rows both ways and level culture save work, and make the corn_cost less by the bushel. A small lot of sweet-corn ought to go in once a week, so as to make sure of a long supply for Look out for Your own use. the garden, and keep a sharp eye on the bugs. save cost on the work. Choose 1881. JUNE, Sixth Month. Astronomical Calculations. Day of the Q's Declination. > First Quarter, 4th day, 10h. 35m., evening, W. Full Moon, 12th day, 2h. 12m., morning, W. 152 1 W. 4 267 30 15 m. h. m. m. 153 2 Th. 4 25 7 30 15 56 1 2 6 3 154 3 Fr. 4 25 7 31 15 155 4 Sa. 4 24 7 32 15 156 5 S. 4 24 7 33 15 9 6 5 2 9 51 52 bel. 157 6 M. 4 24 7 33 15 9 6 5 210 6 6 rei. 158 7 Tu. 4 24 7 34 15 7 rei. 057 8 6 16110 Fr. 4 23 7 35 15 12 6 0 0 47 123 5 1 59 9 37| 2 43 10 28 3 32 11 18 3 08 2 1 3 1 0 01 br. 8 22 0 56 114 92 10 sec. 2 43 10 51 3 34 11 54 122 41 4 feet 11 48 5 33 We walk on holy ground; above The chant of the beatitudes Swells down these leafy aisles.-WHITTIER. Aspects, Holidays, Events, 2 Th. let. N. II. Legislature (biennial) meets. Maria Alexandrovna, Empress of Russia, died, aged 56, 1880. 3 Fr. 4 Sa. C. 5th 69 h. 5 B Whit-Sund. Very low ti. 7 Tu. John Brougham, actor and author, 14 Tu. 15 W.. 16 Th. 17 Fr. 18 Sa. $13th. Ex-senator James A. Bayard adjourned, 1880. Hill, 1775. 154 hours long. Farmer's Calendar. WHAT we need more than anything else on the farm is to look out for the forage crops. We have grass and hay, to be sure, but when the dry weather comes and the sun runs high, the grass is apt to dry up, and we must do all we can to help it out, and give some kind of feed to go with it. There is no crop for this use equal to green corn, if it is grown as it should be, not too thick, with air and sunlight to ripen it as it ought to be. We are apt to cut it too soon, and use it when it is not worth half as much as it is in 16th. U.S. Congress 19th.. the bloom. Sown in drills three Corpus Christi. 21st. C. feet apart, not more than a bushel of seed to the acre, and alBattle of Bunker 21st Low tid. lowed to grow till it spindles 19th. John A. Sutter, discoverer of gold out, and the silks come on the in Cal., died, aged 75, 1880. 19 B 1st 8.a.Tr. 62.6 2. ears, it makes right good feed 20 Mo. gr. el. E. Longest days; about in its green state; or it may be cut and dried and packed in 21 Tu. O ent. . SUMMER BEGINS. pits and kept fresh for use in 6, 64, 690. winter. Don't fail to have a 24th. Democrats nominate Gen. Win- large crop of it. The millet, St.John Baptist. runs high. or Hungarian grass, may be sown by the middle of the month, High tides. 21st. hand it can be cut and fed out 26 B 20 Sun. aft. Tr. 9 in Aph. 27 Mo. In year ending June 30, 1880, 457,243 im{ migrants arrived in the United States. 28 Tu. in Apogee. & C. Pleasant. 22 W. 23 Th. 24 Fr. 25 Sa. field S. Hancock for President, 1880. 29 W. St. Peter. 30 Th. 29th. Henry Clay died, 1852. green in July, or cut and cured as hay by the tenth of August. It helps out a short crop of grass in a dry time, and so you can keep more stock, and keep it better. The more stock you feed the better for the farm > First Quarter, 4th day, Oh. 32m., evening, E. 182 1 Fr. 4 277 4015 130 3| 4|5|21|22|bel. 10 10 D Souths. h. m. 3 49 4 4 6 3 4 31 190 9 Sa. 4 32 7 38 15 191 10 S. 4 33 7 37 15 192 11 M. 4 347 37 15 60 10 5 13 9} 9; thi. 2 15 10 36 193 12 Tu. 4 347 36 15 legs 8 16 0 41 194 13 W. 4 357 36 15 210 29 Fr. 4 507 22 14 320 44 M. W. Then come in waves of light, And oft Thy voice in thunder rolls; But still our souls in Thee rejoice.-JAMES FREEMAN. Aspects, Holidays, Events, 1 Fr. O in Apogee. 2 Sa. H. 3d in Aphel. 3 B 30 Sun. af. Tr. Very lo. ti. 4 Mo. INDEPENDENCE declared, 1776. Fair. 1595. Sir Thomas More be- 8 Fr. 9th. Edmund Burke died, 1797, 9 Sa. runs low. land, died, aged 85, 1712. 10 B 18 Mo. Fair. ¿YC, ¿¿ C. 62 C. Low tides. 19 Tu. 6 h, DOG-DAYS BEGIN. Farmer's Calendar. WHEN I was a boy we didn't use to put in the scythe till after the Fourth; but they do things better now, and it shows that the world moves. It was a long pull, too, and the haying was apt to drag; but now it comes by the middle of June, and is put through, just as it ought to be, while the grass is sweet and full of heart. The cows do first-rate on it, and come out a great deal better in the spring. Some folks give them a few roots every day and a little oil meal, and take great pains to and I notice that such farmers farm, and make everything tell. Let us take a lesson from them. Keep down the weeds. A day's work at them when they are small is worth two when they get ahead of us. Millet sown the first of this month will be fit to cut for hay by the time .the frost comes, though it would have been better to sow it two weeks ago. If the crop of hay is short, plough and sow a wide breadth of it now. Grass ought to be cut just as it comes to the bloom. A few kinds, like herdsnow is the time to take them grass and red-top, are late, and to make the best of hay. |