GARDEN MANUAL .FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



5th Mouth. 



May, 1904 



31 Days. 



Calculated for the Latitude of the Southern States. 



MOON'S PHASES. 



Last Quarter 7d 5h 50m Morn. 



New Moon 15d 4h 58m Morn. 



First Quarter 22d 4h 18m Morn. 



Full Moon 29J 2a 54m Morn. 



D. 

 of 

 M. 



Day of Week. 



1 Sun 



Sun 



risee 



sets 



1 h. m. 



h. m. 



Moon 

 rises 

 h. m. 



18. 



4th Sunday after taster. 

 Day's Length, 13h. 18m. 



1 I SUNDAY.. 



2 I Monday 



3 Tuesday 



4 I Wednesday 



5 J Thursday ... 



6 Friday 



7 I Saturday 



5 18 | 



5 17 | 



5 16 ! 



5 15 1 



5 14 1 



5 13 1 



5 12 1 



6 36 



| 8 35 



6 37 



1 9 31 



6 38 



1 10 23 



6 38 



| 11 10 



6 39 



1 11 54 



6 40 



| morn 



6 40 



| 34 



19. Rogation Sunday. 



Day's Length, 13h. 30m. 



SUNDAY I 5 11 



Monday ! 5 11 



6 41 

 6 42 



Tuesday j 5 10 j 6 42 



Wednesday . 



Thursday | 5 9 



Friday 5 



Saturday | 5 



5 10 I 6 43 

 44 



44 

 45 



1 12 



1 46 



2 20 



2 55 



3 31 



4 7 

 4 45 



20. Sunday after Ascension. 

 Day's Length, 13h. 39m. 



SUNDAY I 5 



Monday | 5 



Tuesday | 5 



Wednesday 1 5 



Thursday 5 



Friday I 5 



Saturday | 5 



7 



6 46 



sets 



6 



6 46 



8 8 



D 



6 47 



9 5 



5 



6 47 



9 59 



5 



6 48 



10 51 



4 



6 49 



11 40 



4 



6 49 



morn 



21. Pentecost Sunday. 

 Day's Length, 13h. 54m. 



SUNDAY I 5 



Monday j 5 



Tuesday | 5 



Wednesday j 5 



Thursday j 5 



Friday 5 



Saturday | 5 



3 



6 50 



25 



3 



6 51 



1 7 



2 



6 51 



1 48 



2 



6 52 



2 29 



2 



6 52 



3 10 



1 



6 53 



3 53 



1 



6 53 



i 38 



22 Trinity Sunday. 



Day's Length, 13h . 54m. 



29 I SUNDAY 15 | 6 54 | rises 



30 I Monday | 5 j 6 54 I 13 



31 I Tuesday | 5 | 6 55 ( 9 3 



JEWISH CALENDAR. 



May 15— Sivan (year 5664. ) 



Feast of Weeks, 1st day, Sivan 7, May 



20, 1904 

 Feast of Weeks, 2nd day, Sivan 7, May 



21, 1904. 



What to Plant this Month. 



IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



During this month very few vegetables can be sown. 

 Hardly any of the winter varieties if sown now will do 

 well. The ground should be occupied by growing crops. 



Where Potatoes and Onions were taken up, Corn, 

 Melons, Cucumbers, Squash and Pumpkins may be 

 planted 



No Cabbage excepting the Creole can be sown this 

 month, as this is supposed to stand the heat better than 

 other varieties, but it does not form a solid head and runs 

 into seed as early as the end of November. 



Yellow and White Summer Radishes and Eniive may 

 be sown. 



During the hot weather Lettuce requires a good deal of 

 water, as it will, if neglected, soon become hard and 

 tasteless. In fact, it is combined with a good deal of 

 labor to raise good Lettuce during the summer months. 

 The Perpignan is the best for summer use. Okra can 

 still be sown. 



Large White Solid Celery may be sown now, but must 

 be well shaded, and if tne weather is dry, should be- 

 regularly watered. 



Late Italian Cauliflower may be sown. 



Lima or Pole Beans can be planted; the Southern Pro- 

 lific is the best variety for late planting. 



IN THE FIELD. 



Cow Peas can be planted now between the Corn ; or the 

 Crowders in rows, the latter is the best to be used green. 

 If Cow Peas are sown for fertilizing purposes, one bushel 

 per acre should be used and plowed under when the 

 ground is well covered with vines, or sometimes they are 

 left until fall, when they commence to decay, and then 

 plowed down. It is best, however, to plow them down 

 wnen they have the most foliage, that is whilst they are 

 blooming, as they then contain the most fertilizing pro- 

 perties. We consider Cow Peas the cheapest and most 

 beneficial fertilizer for worn out land. 



Sweet Potato slips can be set out yet, taking advantage 

 of an occasional rain; but if it does not rain they must 

 be watered. As the top of Shallots get dry, which indi- 

 cates their being ripe, tkey are fit to be taken up. 



Pull them up and expose to the sun for a few days, and 

 then store away in a dry, airy place, taking eare not to 

 lay them too thick, as they are liable to heat. 



Sorghum can still be planted and as it resists consider- 

 able drought, will do fairly well. 



IN THE ORCHARD, 



Besides Budding, nothing can be done, 



IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



Follow instructions given for la6t month. 



When in Doubt, Consult Steckler. 



