4th Month. 



APRIL.. 



Calculated for tlie I/atitude of the Southerti States. 



^o Days, 



JVIooio.'^ JE=*lr».^^^s, 



Xew Moon 



First Quarter. 



. Id. 



lOd. 



lOh. 

 2h. 



24m. 

 27m. 



After. 

 Morn. 



Full Moon 17d. 



Last Quarter 23d. 







Sun '■ 



Day of Month and Week^ 



rises. : 







h. m. 



1 



Thursday 



5 49 



2 



Friday 



5 48 



3 



Saturday 



5 46 



4 



Sunday 



n 45 ! 



5 



Monday 



5 44 



6 



Tuesdaj- - 



5 43 



7 



Wednesday 



5 41 



8 



Thursday 



5 41 



9 



Friday 



5 39 



10 



Saturday 



5 38 



11 



Sunday 



5 37 



12 



Monday 



5 36 



13 



Tuesday 



5 35 



14 



Wednesday 



5 34 



l.T 



1'hursday 



5 33 



Sun 

 sets. 



6 19 

 6 20 

 6 20 

 6 21 

 6 21 

 6 22 

 6 23 

 6 23 

 6 24 

 6 24 

 25 

 6 26 

 6 26 

 6 27 

 6 27 



Moon 



r. &s. 

 h, m. 



Day of Month and Week. 



Oh. 25ni. Morn. 

 JJh. 48ra. After, 



Moon 

 r. As- 

 h. m. 



5 19 

 sets 



7 58 



8 54 



9 50 



10 45 



11 38 

 morn 



27 



1 13 



1 54 



2 30 



3 4 



3 37 



4 11 



16 

 17. 



il8' 

 19 

 20 



I 21. 

 22 



123 

 24 



;^5 



126 

 27 



I 28. 

 :29 



::?o 



Friday 



Saturday 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Friday 



Saturday 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesda}^ 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Friday 



Sun 



Sun 



rises. 



sets. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



5 32 



6 28 



5 30 



6 29 



5 29 



6 29 



5 28 



6 30 



5 27 



6 31 



5 26 



6 31 



5 25 



6 32 



5 24 



6 32 i 



5 23 



6 33 



5 22 



6 34 



5 21 



6 34 



5 20 



6 35 



5 20 



6 35 



5 19 



6 36 



5 18 



6 37 



4 46 

 rises 



8 35 



9 49 



10 54 



11 51 

 morn 

 40 



21 

 54 

 25 



2 54 



3 21 



3 49 



4 18 



Keep the beds occupied by growing plants \yell worked up and clean of weeds. Plant 

 yet for a summer crop Bush. Pole and Lima Beans, especially the Southeru WlUow- 

 ieayed. Sweet Corn, Cucumbers. Squash, Melons and Okra: also Beets, Carrots. Swiss 

 Chard. Eadishes. Lettuce, Mustard, Endiye, Roquette, Cress, Parsley Chervil and Celery 

 for cutting. 



For a later crop sow in the open ground Eggplants. Tomatoes and Peppers. Set out 

 plants of these yarieties of vegetable and replant those which were set out last month and 

 failed, to grow, owing to unfavorable weather. 



It is rather late to sow Cabbage seed now:still some of the early pointed varieties may 

 be sown yet. Kohlrabi's if sown during this month must not be transplanted, otherwise 

 they will run into seed. It is best to sow in drills and thin them out to a proper stand af- 

 terwards. 



4t the latter part of this month begin sowing the Late Italian Giaut Caulitiower: 

 this vatiety takes from eight to niae months to uiature and, therefore, should be sown 

 early. It is necessary to make several sowings, so that in case one should fail the other 

 would be coming on. 



The Italian Caulitiovver is hardier than the French and German varieties and is less 

 attacked by insects, stiil the plants have to be closely watched and all green Cabbage 

 worms and other insects removed. 



A good plan is to sow the seed in boxes elevated two or three feet above the ground. 

 These boxes should be provided with a frame on which during heavy shovrers a sort of a 

 cover may be laid to protect the young plants. A free application of Tobacco Dust in the 

 evening will keep the insects off." IX THE FIELD. 



Plant Sweet Potato slips for an early crop, dig Irish Potatoes planted early and pre- 

 pare the the land well to plant Corn either for the market or stock food. 



Plant Cashaw. Cheese and Field Pumpkius. especially eur new variety : the Frotscher 

 Company's Mammoth Long Pumpkin, for size, firmness of flesh, etc.. it cannot be excelled. 



German Millet should be sown this mouth: also all varieties of SoTghum, Katiir and 

 Dhouro Corn. Millo Maize and Giant Beggar Weed for stock food. 



German Millet is an excellent forage plant and should be planted by evers farmer 

 and planter. Before sowing the ground should b? well prepared, that is well plowed 

 and harrowed, so as to get the surface fine and mellow. 



Three pecks of seed is the quantity required to sow an acre. 



The ground, after sowing the seed, should be well rolled and the seeds requires no 

 further covering: but if no roller is handy, some brush tied together and passed over the 

 newly sown field will cover the seed effectively. For hav, Millet should be cut when in 

 bloom. THE FLOWER GARDEN requires close attention. Plants, such as Zinias, Bal- 

 sams, Torenias. Amaranths and Dahlias, sown last month, should be transplanted now, and 

 others sown for later blooming. Set out Chrysanthemums yet for fall blooming, plant 

 Dahlia Bulbs, Gladiolus and Tuberoses. 



