5tli Month. 



MAY. 



31 Days, 



Calculated for the I^atitude of the Southern States. 



New Moon lo. 



First Quarter 9d. 



Full Moon 16d. 



2h, 46m. After. I Last Quarter... 23d, 



3h. 37m. After. | New Moon 31d. 



7h. 54ni. Morn. | 



3h. 34m. After, 

 6h. 25m. Morn 



Day of month and week. 



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2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



13 



12 



13 



14 



15 



Saturday 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Friday 



Saturday 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Friday 



Saturday 



Sun 

 rises. 

 h. m. 



5 17 

 5 i6 

 5 15 

 5 14 

 5 13 

 5 12 



12 

 11 

 10 

 9 

 9 

 8 

 7 

 7 

 6 



Sun 



sets. 

 h* m. 



(5 37 

 6 38 

 6 39 

 G 39 

 6 40 

 6 41 

 6 41 

 6 42 

 6 43 

 6 43 

 6 44 

 6 45 

 6 45 

 6 46 

 6 46 



Moon. 



r &s. 

 h. m. 



4 



49 



sets 



8 



40 



9 



33 



10 



23 



11 



8 



11 



51 



OQorn 







28 



1 



2 



1 



34 



2 



7 



2 



41 



3 



17 



3 



56 



Day of month and week. 



16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Fridaj^ 



Saturday 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Friday 



Saturday 



Sunday 



Monday 



Sun 



Sun 



Moou. 



rises. 



sets. 



r. &s. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



5 5 



6 47 



rises 



5 5 



6 48 



8 34 



5 4 



6 48 



9 38 



5 3 



6 49 



10 32 



5 3 



6 49 



11 17 



5 3 



6 50 



11 54 



5 2 



6 51 



morn 



5 2 



6 51 



27 



5 2 



6 52 



56 



5 2 



6 53 



1 24 



5 1 



6 53 



1 52 



5 I 



6 54 



2 20 



5 



6 54 



2 51 



5 



6 55 



3 26 



5 



6 55 



4 2 



4 59 



6 56 



sets 



In May very little sowing is done. The ground is occupied in growing crops which 

 require a good deal of attention. In the 



VEGETABLE GARDEN 



a few articles, such as Yellow and White Summer Radish, Endive and Lettuce 

 may be sown. Lettuce, if sown now requires a good deal of attention and must be freely 

 watered. If neglected it soon becomes hard and tasteless. To raise good Lettuce dur- 

 ing the summer months is connected with a good deal of labor and trouble, and but few 

 varieties will succeed here. The best varieties are the Large Royal or New Orleans 

 Market and Perpignam. 



Celery — Large White Solid, Dwarf Large Ribbed and Golden Self Blanching may be 

 sown in the latter part of the month, but it is necessary to shade and keep it, especially 

 during the dry weather, regularly moist. 



Sow Late Italian Cauliflower in well prepared beds. 



Besides Creole Cabbage, no other variety can be sown. The Creole will stand the 

 heat better than any other variety, but seldom forms solidheads and runs easily to seed. 

 Continue to plant Lima and other Pole Beans. The Southern Prolitic may be considered 

 the best for late planting. 



Shallots which ripen during the month, must be taken up as soon as the tops are 

 dry. It is best to expose the bulbs to the sun for a few days, and then store thetn away 

 in a dry, airy plaoe, taking care not to lay them too thick, as they are liable to heat. In 

 the 



FIELD. 



Plant Corn yet for a late crop. The Yellow Creole variety is one of the hardiest and 

 best. Sow Millet and Soighum for stock feed, especially Sorghum, which, v,i it resists 

 consideiable drouth, will do fairly well. Plant Sweet Potato slips for late crop. 



Between the Corn, Crowders and other Field Peas maybe planted, or Crowders may 

 be planted in rows for green use. 



Sow Cow Peas for fertilizing purposes; one bushel per acre should be used and 

 plowed under when the ground is well covered with vines. They may also be allowed to 

 remain in the field until they are ripe and begin to decay and then turn under. However 

 it is the most advantageous to plow them down when they have the most foliage, that is, 

 while they are blooming, as they then contain the most fertilizing properties. 



Cow Peas may be considered the cheapest and most beneficial fertilizer for worn out 

 Jand. I>^ THE ORCHARD 



very little can be done during this month. If ripe wood can be obtained and the stools 

 have sufficient sap, budding may be attempted in the nursery, but it is best to wait unti 1 

 next month. IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



Keep on sowing summer blooming annuals to replace those which have done 

 blooming. 



