TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. We are happy to present the sixty-ninth number of our familiar annual, and to state that no pains have been spared to make it equal with its predecessors, and in every respect up to the times. Acknowledgments are due to many parties who have rendered essential service in the preparation of the present number. Communications, answers to problems, etc., have been received from S.W.R., Lexington, Ms.; J.A.R., Simsbury, Ct.; W.H.M. Fitchburg, Ms.; C. E. B., Great Barrington, Ms.; J. W. R., Stoughton, Ms.; C. N H., Grafton, Ms.; B.F., North Castine, Me.; H.C., Newton Lower Falls, Ms.; CA M., East Freetown, Ms. A list of State and County Agricultural Societies in New England is given on p. 45 It is desirable to give, also, a full list of the Farmers' Clubs, and information is requested in regard to these. With this general request, and the statement that all communications should be directed to the care of the publishers, and sent previous to the 1st of July, in each year, we have only to add, "that no efforts shall be spared to make the Almanack useful, pleasing, and worthy the continued patronage of its numerous friends. comas. EXHIBITIONS OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES IN MASS. THE Agricultural Societies are required by law to commence their Annual Exhibitious on the days following: The "Middlesex North," and "High- The "Berkshire," "Worcester," and land," on the last Thurs. but two in Sept. "Bristol," on the first Tuesday of Oct. The "Middlesex South." "Hampden The "lampshire Hampden and Franklin," "Worcester South," and "Plymouth," on the first Thursday of Octo East," and "Hoosac Valley," on the last The "Middlesex," and "Hampden," ber. on the last Thursday but one of Sept. The "Barnstable," and "Worcester The "Essex," and "Worcester North," South East," on the second Tuesday of on the last Tuesday of Sept. Oct. The "Franklin," "Worcester County The "Nantucket," and "Hampshire," West," and "Norfolk," on the last Thurs- on the second Thursday of Oct. day of Sept. The "Martha's Vineyard," on the third The "Housatonic," on the last Wednes- Tuesday of Oct. day of Sept. MASSACHUSETTS LAW RELATING TO FARMERS CLUBS. FARMERS' CLUBS, properly organized and holding regular meetings, shall, upon application made annually, in November, to the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, receive copies of the Report of said Board, and its other publications, in proportion to the number of their members and applications so made. Clubs reciving such benefits shall annually, in October, make returns to said Secretary of the experiments made by them, and of the reports of their committees. MARKET DAYS. Cattle Market, ....at Cambridge, every Wednesday. General Market Day, at South Danvers, last Tues. of every month. FOR YEARLY AND QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN NEW ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON FOR 1861. Is this year there will be three eclipses of the Sus and one of the MooON. I.-An Annular Eclipse of the Sun, January 9th, visible to Australia and the Southern Ocean. II.-An Annular Eclipse of the Sun, July 7th, visible to the south-eastern portion of Asia and Australia. Ш.-A Partial Eclipse of the Moon, December 17th, visible as follows: Moon enters Penumbra, 1h. 2m.) Moon enters Shadow, Greatest Eclipse, Moon leaves Shadow, Moon leaves Penumbra, 6h. 6m. Magnitude of Eclipse = 0.185 (Moon's diameter = 1). To find the time of eclipse at any other place, apply the difference of time from Boston, as given below. IV.- A Total Eclipse of the Sun, Dec. 31st. The line of total eclipse will pass southward of the W. Indies, and through the N. W. corner of Africa. It will be partial, the sun rising partially eclipsed to all that portion of the U. S. east of a line extending through Detroit, Mich., and Austin, Texas, and last two hours at Boston. There will be an occultation of Mars by the Moon on the evening of May 12th. The immersion of the planet will occur, to the New England States generally, at about 8 o'clock; - duration of occultation, one hour. The longitudes of the following places are counted west from Greenwich, while the differences of time refer to Boston. (+) added to, (-) subtracted from, Boston time. Augusta, Me....... 44° 19′690 50'+ 5 Boston, Mass..... 420 21710 3 Place. N. Lat. W. Lon. Diff. Place. N. Lat. W. Lon. Diff. Eastport, 44 54 66 56 +17 Worcester, 42 16 71 48 3 Bangor, 44 48 68 479 Springfield, " Portland, " 43 40 69 15+3 Pittsfield, Brunswick, " 43 53 69 555 Hartford, Conn. Concord, N. H......43 12 71 29 2 New Haven, " Dover, 43 13 70 54+1 Newport, R. I. Montpelier, Vt.... 44 17 72 36-6 New York, N.Y..... 40 43 74 0 -12 NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. Conjunction, or in the same degree. & Opposition, or 180 degrees. Co200 Dragon's Head, or Ascending Node. Dragon's Tail, or Descending Node. Trine, 120 degrees. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. MOVABLE FEASTS AND FASTS FOR 1861. Septuagesima Sunday, Jan. 27 | Good Friday, 17 Rogation Sunday, May 5 HINTS AND HOME QUESTIONS FOR 1861. I suppose you know it is better to wear out than to rust out; hard work kills less than ten where idleness kills a hundred. - Don't stop to bother a busy man; his time may be worth something if yours is not. - Have you a just and sensitive appreciation of time? You can read much through the winter season, and if you read judiciously selected books, and think over carefully every subject treated in them, it will not be time lost. A farmer ought to know everything. - He that borrows binds himself with his neighbor's rope. The Chinese have a saying that every gray hair has a well of wisdom at its root. - What should you do if, suddenly awakened in the night, you found your house on fire? How would you act if, in the neighborhood of a stream, you were told a person had just been apparently drowned? The above questions are worth considering, for you may soon be called upon to answer them, and promptly too. - What kind of an example do you set? COMMENCEMENTS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND VACATIONS, OF COLLEGES AND THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS, IN NEW ENGLAND. HARVARD, AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Com., com.; 4 w. from the Thurs. before Christ3d Wed. July. Vaca., Ist, from end of first mas. tera, 6 w.; 2d, from end of second term WESLEYAN, AT MIDDLETOWN, CONN. (commencement week), 6 w.; the academi- Com., 4th Wed. in June. Vaca., 4 w. from cal year being divided into two terms of 20 weeks each, and beginning at com. com.; 8 w. from Dec. 1; 2 w. from May 4. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, AT BURLING CAMBRIDGE THEO. SEM., AT CAMBRIDGE, TON. - Com., 1st Wed. in Aug. Vaca., com. MASS. - Vaca., same as Harvard College. 4 w.; 1st Wed. in Dec. 8 w., and 1 w. TUFTS COLLEGE, MEDFORD, Ms. - Com., from 2d Wed. in May. 2d Wed. in July. Vaca., 1st, from end of MIDDLEBURY, AT MIDDLEBURY, VT. 1st term, 6 w.; 2d, from end of 2d term, 6 w. College year divided as at Harvard College. Com., 2d Wed. in Aug. Vaca., com. 4 w.; last Wed. in Nov., 8 w.; 1 w. from 4th Wed. in April. AMHERST, AT AMHERST, MASS. - Com., DARTMOUTH, AT HANOVER, N. H.-Com.. 2d Thurs. in Aug. Vaca., 4 w. from com.; last Thurs. in July. Vaca., 4 w. from con.; 6 w. from the Wed. before annual Thanks-7 w. beginning in Nov., and 2 w. in May. giving; 3 w. from the 3d Wed. in April. BROWN, AT PROVIDENCE, R. I. - Com., WILLIAMS, AT WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. - 1st Wed. in Sept. Vaca., from 2d Wed. in Com., 1st Wed. in Aug. Vaca., 5 w. after July to com., and from Sd Wed. in Jan. com.; from 4th Tues. in Nov., 6 w.; 3d to 3d Wed. in Feb. Tues. in Apr., 2 w. BOWDCIN, AT BRUNSWICK, ME. - Com., ANDOVER THEOL. SEM., AT ANDOVER, Ist Wed. in Aug. Vaca., at com., 3 w.; MASS. - Anniv., 1st Wed. in Sept. Vaca., from last Wed. in Nov., 8 w.; from 3d 7 w., and 5 w. preceding last Wed. in May. Wed. in April, 2 w. NEWTON THEO. INSTITUTION, AT NEWTON, WATERVILLE, AT WATERVILLE, ME. Mass.-Anniv., last Wed. in June. Vaca., Com., 2d Wed. in Aug. Vaca., at com.. 9 w. from anniv., and also 3 w. from last 4 w.; from 2d Wed. in Dec., 8 w.; from Wed. in January. YALE, AT NEW HAVEN, CONN. - Com., last Thurs. in July. Vaca., 7 w. from com.; 2 w. before 1st Wed. in Jan., and 3 w. before 1st Wed. in May, when the terms commence. 1st Wed. in May, 1 w. MAINE WESLEYAN SEM. AT READFIELD, ME.- Two terms, of 15 weeks each. Fall term com. 1st Wed. in Aug. Spring term com. 1st Wed. in March. BANGOR THEO. SEM., AT BANGOR, ME. Anniv., last Wed. in July. Vaca., from TRINITY, AT HARTFORD, CONN. - Com., EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES (JUNE, 1860). JAS. BUCHANAN, Penn., President, $25,000 Howell Cobb, Geo., Sec. Trea., $8,000 Mich., Sec. State, 8,000 Jacob Thompson, Miss., 66 War, 8,000 Jer. S. Black, AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. Ky., Post. Gen., 8,000 Lewis Cass, Isaac Toucey, John B. Floyd, Penn., Att'y 8,000 Age when Where Bora. Date of Birth. Term of Office. term expired. Died. Geo. Washington, Va., 66, Dec. 14, 1799 John Adams, Mass., Oct. 19, 1735, 1797 to 1801, Thomas Jefferson, Va., Apr. 2, 1743, 1801 to 1809, do., July 4, 1826 James Madison, Mar. 5, 1751, 1809 to 1817, do., June 28, 1836 James Monroe, Apr. 2, 1759, 1817 to 1825, do., July 4, 1831 John Q. Adams, Mass., July 11, 1767, Feb. 23, 1848 Andrew Jackson, S. C., Mar. 15, 1767, 1829 to 1837, 70, June 8, 1845 Martin Van Buren, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1782, 1837 to 1841, 59. Wm. H. Harrison, Va., Feb. 9, 1772, 1841 John Tyler, 66 55. James K. Polk, N. C., Nov. 2, 1795, 1845 to 1849, Zachary Taylor, Va., Nov. 24, 1784, 1849 to 1850, 65, July 9, 1850 Millard Fillmore, N. 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Exchange, 160 Last Quarter, 3d day, 9h. 11m., evening. • New Moon, 10th day, 10h. 43m., evening. 427 2 W. 730440 9 100 6521 310 333 bel. 11 22 3 Th. 7 304 419 11 0 7522358424 rei. morn. 5 16 4 Fr. 7 304 429 1208523 451 5 20 rei. 5 Sa. 7 304 439 130 9624551623 sec. 6 SU.7 304 439 1309 625 656 730 sec. 7 Mo. 7 29 4 44 9 15 011 72684837 thi. 8 Tu. 7 29 4 459 160 12 72799939 thi. 9W. 7 294 46 9 17 0 1382810 810 35 kn. 10 Th. 7 294 48 9 19 0 15811 11125 kn. 11 Fr. 7 294499 200 16 8 11148 kn. 12 Sa. 7 284 50 9 220189209030 legs 642 126 13 SU.7 284519 2301993050 110 legs 747 210 14 Mo. 7 27 4529 25 0 21 10 4 129 148 feet 850 253 15 Tu. 7 274539 2602210 527226 feet 950 334 16 W. 7 264559 2902510 62443 2 h'd 1050 414 17 Th. 7 26 4569 30026117321 340 h'd 1150 454 18 Fr. 7 254579 3202811840422 h'd morn. 5 36 19 Sa. 7 25 4589 3302911 9 446 5 12 n'k |