Let our faith, which in darkness and coldness has lain, Aspects, Holidays, Events, vest in Batavia. China. Farmer's Calendar. 1 Th. St. Ph. and St. Ja. 6 C. A BUSY month, indeed! Work 2 Fr. Month of sugar harCruns h. enough on hand. There's the 3 Sa. Tea crop being gathered Cooler. If we don't fly round at planting, ploughing and planting going on. 4 E. 2d S. af. Eas. Charleston,S.C. taken, 1780. we might as well sit on the rail 5 Mo. Month of wheat harvest in Rain. at harvest. Then up early, ard 6 Tu. Alex. von Humboldt d., 1859. Su. down late. Spring comes but Low ti. once a year, and we must make Malaga, Corfu and Malta. Tenn. passed an ord. of sec., '61. 7W. 7th. Conn. Leg. meets. 9 Fr. 6 h. 621C. 10 Sa. State Camp Jackson, of ploughing, planting and cultivating, that decides the abun the most of it. It's the mode St. Louis, taken, 61. in Pe. dance of the crop, quite as much 11 E. 3d S. af. Eas. Variable. as the extent of land. 12 Mo. 13 Tu. 10th. Massachusetts first di vided into counties, 1643. Cool. 14 W. 2 sta. in Per. Hi. ti. on ac't of the war, 61. r. Wheat sown this mo. at Port Natal. 1. The trees in the orchard need looking after. It is n't best to trim them much yet, but a thorough washing down with strong soap-suds is good any time. Have an eye to the garden, too. A good kitchen-garden is one of the handiest things on the farm. There is nothing like gardensta. sauce to save the dollars at the plant-store. You'll be wanting green pease by-and-by, and early potaing toes, and nothing is better than weather rhubarb sauce and rhubarb pies, 17 Sa. Disap. of Saturn's Ring. 22 Th. 23 Fr. 24 Sa. ti. (N Carolina joins the 8. Carolina adm., 1788, may be expected. either for health or relish, at this Alexandria, Va., taken. Col. Ellsworth killed, 61. 696. 25 E. 5th S. af. Eas. Rog. S. town, Va., at Newport. season. If the garden spot is very old, 26 Mo. 23d. Settle't of James-Variable.ing, just take off six or eight and very rich from over-manur27 Tu. R. I. Leg. meets O. inches of the top, and spread it 28 W. C. C. Ed in Ap. Hi. t. on your grass land, and you'll 29 Th. Asc. Day. runs high. find it 'll be good for both. Some gardens are overloaded with veg6.29th. R. Island adm., 1790. etable mould. Don't begrudge Creek, etc., 61. in Aph. the girls a little lot for flowers! > First Quarter 5th day, 9h. 59m., morning. Rises. Length Day's 2 Mo. 4 257 3115 66 2 2 5 11 W. 4 227 36 15 14 6 10 12Th. 4 227 37 15 15 6 11 13 Fr. 4 227 37 15 15 6 11 14 Sa. 4 227 38 15 16 6 12 15 SU.4 227 38 15 16 6 12 16 Mo. 4 227 38 15 16 6 12 17 Tu. 4 227 39 15 17 6 13 18 W. 4 227 39 15 176 13 19 Th. 4 237 39 15 17 6 13 20 Fr. 4 237 40 15 176 13 21 Sa. 4 237 40 15 176 13 22 SJ.4 237 40 15 17 6 13 23 Mo. 4 237 40 15 17 DEC. 26 Th. 4 247 40 15 160 I dream of lands where summer smiles, But scarce would Ceylon's breath of flowers be sweet, Aspects, Holidays, Events, Skirm. at Aquia N. H. Legislature meets. 1 E. 1st S. af. Asc. { 2 Mo. 3 Tu. 4W. 6 Fr. 7 Sa. 5Th.4th. C. C. 8 E. Whit Sun. 9 Mo. Battle Melig Farmer's Calendar. STRAWBERRY time is at hand, and we 're about making up our minds to have more of them next year. After this delicious fruit Tenn. ad. Un. 1796.-1st. Ky. ad.'92. is picked and eaten, or sold, give Concord. 6. 6. the runners a chance to spread gr. elon. E. 4th. Bat. Ma- and strike into a deep, rich soil, {genta, $59. and thin out the weak ones, so as O. 6. Show- to give the rest a plenty of room. Pent. ers. Do you know that the strawberry ☐ 20. can be raised at a profit at less! 10 Tu. C. C. Northamp, and Greenfield, than two cents a quart, and that Att. on G. Bethel, Va., repulsed, '61. 11 W. St. Bar. Cec. vis. Cr.l. they generally bring in the mar12 Th. High ti. 11th. in Per. Think more of the smaller fruits. ket from twenty to forty cents? 13 Fr. in 8. Warmer, with They put money in your purse, 14Sa.Harp. Ferry evac. Grapes ripe if you are near a market, and by the revol. '61. give you and your family a royal 16 Mo. 17th. Skirmish at Vienna, Va., 61. luxury, at small cost, if you can't nano, 1859. in Bahia. 15 E. Trinity Arkansas rain. 17 Tu. { adm., 37, 17th. Battle of Boonville, Mo., 61. sell them. Battle Bunker Hill, 1775. Battle Waterloo, 1815. Massac. Perugia, 1859. Fine When raspberries are done bear6.ing, the old fruit-stalks ought to Low ti. be at once cut out, and many of Corp. Ch. sta. enters 21 Sa. O the weaker suckers also. Allow only six canes to a square foot to stand to perfect themselves for fruit-bearing next year. The gooseberry likes a moist atmosphere and a little shade. Dry and hot weather is apt to give it the mildew. A heavy Becomes mulching of salt or swale hay 27 Fr. 6. High ti. very around the roots is first-rate. 28 Sa. 27th. Skirmish at Mat thias Point, Va., '61. warm. 29 E. 2d S. af. Tr. St. Peter. 30 Mo. Irrigated meadows round Milan cut fourth time this month. Use much old hay or straw about all shrubs and trees. It enriches the land, and prevents the effect of drought. |