Country Lore
Quotes from Clair
L. Frye
"When the
sun goes down
red you can go
ahead. When the
sun comes up red
you can go back
to bed."
"Dew in
the morning means
no rain all day.
No dew in the
morning and it
will rain by night."
"When the
wind blows over
the oats stubbles
fall is near."
"Plant your
flowers and garden
plants after the
full moon in May
because of the
danger of frost."
"If you
don't have frost
by the full moon
in September you
probably won't
have frost until
the full moon
in October."
"When the
wind blows from
the east, you'll
have bad weather
in a day or two."
"If the
leaves of the
trees turn inside
out, a storm is
usually coming."
"Thunder
and lightning
in the winter
means coal weather
is coming."
When you plant
corn or sow oats,
then it rains
hard and washes
the top soil away,
"It takes
the life out of
the soil and the
heart out of the
man."
"Never plant
on Sunday, you
will have a bad
crop."
"When the
yellow jackets
go into the ground,
fall is near."
"We get
old too fast and
smart too slow."
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How can you determine
the local air
temperature listening
to a cricket?
Count the number
of cricket chirps
in 14 seconds,
then add 40. The
number will give
you the degrees
in Fahrenheit.
On the other hand,
we know that at
60 degrees Fahrenheit,
a cricket will
chirp 72 times
per minute. So,
for every four
chirps less than
72, subtract a
degree from 60
degrees F, and
for every four
additional chirps,
add a degree to
60 degrees F.
Get it?
(2003 Farmer's
Almanac)
