Phases 
and Positions 
For time immemorial many farmers and gardeners have timed 
their planting and weeding by the four phases of the moon and its 
passage through the belt of twelve constellations which comprise 
the zodiac, For the benefit of those who use this method to guide 
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their planting times we show here all the necessary information 
generally shown in more voluminous arrangements, We cannot 
vouch for the effectiveness of this method, but we are glad to pro- 
vide these complete up-to-date tables for those who want them in 1953. 
Signs of the Zodiac and Their 
Accepted Influences 
°? ARIES: Tends to dryness, barrenness. 
Fairly good for cultivating, spraying and 
weeding. 
& TAURUS: Fairly productive. A good 
sign for planting root crops particularly 
potatoes and bulbous plants. 
II GEMINI: Dry and barren. Not good 
for any kind of planting or transplanting. 
Kill noxious growths. 
25 CANCER: Moist, very fruitful, most 
productive of the Zodiac. Planting and 
transplanting should yield good crops. 
Irrigate, bud, graft, transplant. 
SU LEO: Most dry and barren sign. Use 
only to kill weeds, destroy roots, etc. 
TQ VIRGO: Moist but barren. Not rec- 
ommended for planting or transplanting; 
good for cultivating and destroying. 
=< LIBRA: Fairly fruitful. Seed for hay, 
corn, fodder, etc. Produces vigorous pulp 
growth, reasonable amount of grain. 
Good for flowers. 
™M SCORPIO: Next to Cancer in pro- 
ductiveness. Irrigate but do not dig po- 
tatoes. 
f¢ SAGITTARIUS: Generally considered 
barren but used by many for onions, 
seeding for hay, destroying weeds, etc. 
VS CAPRICORN: Earthly, fairly produc- 
tive. Similar to Taurus but drier. Bulbous 
flowers, potatoes, tubers, root crops. 
xe AQUARIUS: Somewhat barren. Good 
only for cultivation and extermination of 
pests. 
3€ PISCES: Similar to Cancer so use for 
same purposes. Very productive. Do not 
dig potatoes. 
When to Plant 
The tables at right show when the moon 
enters each sign of the Zodiac. It also 
shows the moon's changes. 
Under each month, we show first the 
time at which the moon enters each 
SIGN (day of the month and hour of the 
day, Central Standard Time). Then we 
show the moon CHANGES (day and hour) 
PMie = = 5) any, 
@ Ist QUARTER, MOON INCREASING 
—During lst Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, 
Corn, Cucumbers, Endive, Kohlrabi, 
Leeks, Lettuce, Spinach, Barley, Oats, 
Rye, Wheat. 
) 2nd QUARTER, MOON INCREASING 
—During 2nd Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beans, Egg Plant, Melons, 
Peas, Peppers, Pumpkins, Squash, To-- 
matoes, flowers, and cereals. 
When possible, plant seed while the 
Moon is in the fruitful signs of Cancer 
(25), Scorpio (M), or Pisces (3€). The next 
best signs are Taurus (6), Libra (<=), and 
Capricorn (V3). 
3rd QUARTER, MOON DECREASING 
—During 3rd Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beets, Carrots, Chicory, Pars- 
nips, Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabagas, 
Onions, Turnips, Tubers. 
( 4th QUARTER, MOON DECREASING 
—In 4th or Last Quarter of the Moon 
turn sod, pull weeds, and destroy nox- 
ious growths, especially when Moon is 
in barren signs, Gemini (LI), Leo (SL), 
Virgo (1m) or Aquarius (*). 
NOTE: All times shown below are Central Standard time. 
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