949. The corn is planted when the Baltimore orioles appear, or when the first green is noticed on the oak-trees.
Milton, Mass.
950. A dry May and a wet June
Make the farmer whistle a merry tune.
Franklin Centre, R. I.
951. It rains often on July fourth. That is due to the firing of cannon, etc.
General in the United States.
952. If there is a wet September, there will be a next summer’s drouth; no crops and famine.
California.
953. If it rains on Easter, it will rain seven Sundays thereafter.
Hennepin, Ill.
954. A green Christmas makes a full churchyard, or
A green Christmas makes a fat graveyard.
General in the United States.