The (Old) Farmer's Almanack

1868.

JANUARY, First Month.

Astronomical Calculations.

Days. d. m. Days.d.

Days of

's Declination.

1234

m. Days.d. m. Days. Id.

m. Days. Id. 13 21 31 19 20 23 25 19 1 21 20 20 20 10 26 18 46

> First Quarter, 2d day, 11h. 18m., evening.
O Full Moon, 9th day, 6h. 9m., evening.
Last Quarter, 16th day, Oh. 20m., evening.
New Moon, 24th day, 2h. 34m., evening.

Rises. Sets.
m. h.

Length of Days.

h. ከ.

1 W. 7 30 4 39

2 Th. 7 30 4 39

Day's
Incre.

054 7 3

5 4 8 41

3 Fr. 7 30 4 40

9 10

6 5 9.5

1868.

FEBRUARY, Second Month.

Astronomical Calculations.

Days. d.

Days of

's Declination.

m. Days. Id. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d.
17S. 9 7 15
13 13 25 19 11

21 25 9 10

Days of
the
Week.

13 45 18 11 42 24

First Quarter, 1st day, 1h. 32m., evening.
O Full Moon, 8th day, 4h. 51m., morning.
Last Quarter, 15th day, 4h. 33m., morning.
New Moon, 23d day, 9h. 36m., morning.

1 Sa. 7 155 14

2 SU.7 14 5 15 3 Mo. 7 13 5 16 4 Tu. 7 11 5 18 5 W. 7 10 5 19

6 Th. 7 9 5 20 7 Fr. 7 8 5 21 8 Sa. 7 7 5 23 9 SU.7 6 5 24 10 Mo. 7 4 5 25 11 Tu. 7 3 5 27

12 W. 7 2 5 28 13 Th. 7 0 5 29 14 Fr. 6 58 5 31 15 Sa. 6 58 5 32 16 SU.6 56 5 33 17 Mo. 6 55 5 34 18 Tu. 6 54 5 36 19 W. 6 52 5 37 20 Th. 6 51 5 38 21 Fr. 6 49 5 39 22 Sa. 6 48 5 41 23 SU.6 46 5 42 24 Mo. 6 45 5 45

25 Tu. 6 43 5 44 11 1 1 57 13

VENUS will be evening star until July 16th; then morning star the rest of the year. JUPITER will be evening star until March 10th; then morning star till Oct. 1st;

stock will relish a basket of roots It will be an now and then. 62. S. Coast Sur., d., a. 61, 67. agreeable change from the monotr.1.{Sam Downing, the 107, 1867ony of swale hay and cornstalks, in Perihelion. in Ap. and I tell you it pays. gr. elong. E. Snow Webster used to say that an animay be expected about 22 Sa. 6 H (. [Sun. H. ti. swale hay and turnips, it will keep 23 E. Quinquagesima Shrove in good condition on them, and it 24 Mo. 6 2 C. hO. St. Matt. is all you can expect of store cattle this month. 25 Tu. C. Shrove Tuesday. You may keep store hogs in good condition on 26 W. 69. 69 C. 6C. raw mangolds alone, from Novemstat. [Ash Wed. ber to March, with nothing else. Deerfield, Mass., burned by this Now don't fail to lay in a good Miss Lucy Aiken, the author- time. supply of them next fall, and try lit. Mix the muck and loam in with the manure under the barn, pile up the compost heaps, and keep out the surface water. Give poultry plenty of fish offal and scraps.