1 2th Mouth. 



DECEMBER. 



31 Days. 



Calculated for the I/atitude of the Southern States. 



Fall Moon Sd. lOh. 



Last Quarter 16d. I2h. 



54m. After. 

 22m. After- 



I >.ew Moon _ ilid. Ih. 55m. ^fter. 



I First Quarter 30d. Ih. 27m. After. 



I 



Sun 



Sun 



Moon 







Sun 



Sun 



Moon 



Dav of Mouth and Week. 



rises 



sets 



r. & s. 



Dav of Month and Week. 



rises 



sets 



r. & s. 





i). m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 







h. m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



1 Wednesday. 



G 39 



5 



1 

 morn ' 



17I 



Fridav. 



•) 50 



5 3 



1 



2 



Thursday. 



6 40 



5 



4b 



:s 



Saturday. 



6 51 



5 4 



1 2 



3 



Fi'iday, 



6 41 



5 U 



1 44 ; 



i9 



Sunday, 



6 51 



5 4 



2 8 



4 



Saturday. 



6 42 



5 1 



2 40 



20 



Monday. 



6 52 







3 16 



5 



Sunday. 



6 42 



5 1 



3 3G 



21 



Tuesday 



6 52 



5 5 



4 26 



6 



Monday. 



6 43 



5 1 



4 80 



99 



Wednesday. 



6 52 



5 6 



5 38 



7 



Tuesday. 



6 44 



5 1 



5 26 



28 



Thursday. 



6 58 



5 6 



sets 



S 



Wednesday. 



6 44 



5 1 



6 22 ; 



24 



Friday, 



6 54 



5 7 



6 16 



9 



Thursday, 



6 45 



5 1 



rises 



25 



Satui'day, 



6 54 



/ 



7 26 



10! Fridav, 



6 46 



5 1 



6 16 i 



26 



Sunday, 



6 54 



5 8 



8 33 



llj Saturday. 



6 46 



I 



7 12 



27 



Monday. 



6 55 



5 9 



9 3S 



12j Sunday. 



6 47 



5 2 



8 9 



28 



Tuesday, 



6 55 



5 10 



10 38 



13 



Monday, 



6 48 



2 



9 7 



29 



Wednesday, 



6 55 ! 



5 10 



11 36 



14 



Tuesday, 



6 48 



5 2 



10 5 1 



30 



Thursday, 



6 56 



5 11 



morn 



15 



Wednesday 



6 49 



5 3 



11 3 



31 



Friday. 



6 56 



5 12 



33 



16 



Thursday. 



6 50 



5 3 



morn 













During this month not much work can be done beyond hoeing and cleaning. 



IX THE VEGETABLE GAKDEX 



All such \york ^yhich. perhaps, owing to unfayorable weather, could not be done last 

 month may be done during the present one. The Cucumber hot beds, it is supposed, 

 haye been gotten ready last mouth and the young plants are in a good gro\yiug :condi- 

 tion and wHl. therefore, require constant and careful watching. If the weather is warm, 

 plenty of air should be given, while on the other hand the beds require protection dur- 

 ing the night. It is necessary to haye plenty of coyeriug material in close proximity to 

 the hot beds, so that in case of emergency Ihey may be covered in the shortest time 

 possible. The temperature should be kept as even in the Cucumber beds as possible. 



Durirg this month. Peas for a general crop may be planted, especially if the place is 

 protected so that, in case of extremely cold weather during January and February, they 

 may have some shelter. 



Soy yet Spinach. Roquette, Radishes. Lettuce. Endive. Carrots, etc., and in cold 

 frames, wherein case of cold weather thev may be covered. Early Cabbages, such as Early 

 York, Large York. Winningstadt, Oshea'rt, Earlv and Extra Early Cauliflowers, for in- 

 stance Early Erfurt. Half Early Paris, Le Xorma'nd and Early Snowball for transplanting 

 in February. During cold weather they require to be covered during the night; if sashes 

 are on hand they should be used, otherwise boards, matting or sacks would answer. An 

 excellent substitute for sashes over cold frames, and one which is even warmer, and may 

 in case of necessity remain on the beds during cold and cloudy, or cold and wet davs. can 

 be made of old sash frames, over which a material known under the name of Gertnan 

 Feuster Pappe. has been stretched, and rendered transparent by a coating of boiled Lin- 

 seed Oil. and followed by a coat of ordinary copal varnish. Those covered frames are 

 transparent enough to admit sufficient light. 



Transplant Creole and Bermuda Onions, which were sown in September and October, 

 but do not forget to trinthe tops audioDts a little, as it insures their growth. 



IX THE FIELD 



Sow yet, if not done so durins; the previous month. Alfalfa. Red. White, and Crimson 

 Clover. Orchard Grass. Red Top.^Kentucky Blue. Rye. Barley. Wheat and Rust Proof 

 Oats for stock food: although it is late, but under favorable conditions it will do well 

 yet. ' IX THE ORCHARD 



Set out fruit trees of all kinds, prune, work and fertilize those already established 

 and attend to all necessaries to be done. Sow Pecans to raise trees from. 



IX THE FLOWER GARDEX 



Xot a great deal can be done this month. Roses may be set out if the the weather 

 permits. Plant Hyacinths and other spring blooming bulbs for late blooming. 



Sow flower seeds yet in a cold frame, and pay attention to all necessary work. Do not 

 neglect plants in frames out of doors, give plenty of air when the weather permits and 



cover well during cold nights. 



