August 1. Martins departed.
5. Barn and bank swallows collecting in millions, upon our islands in the river, to depart.
12. Blackberries ripe.
20. Thorn apple (Datura stramonium) in full flower. Elderberries fully ripe.
September 1. Common pear fully ripe. Rare-ripe peaches fully ripe.
6. Bergamot pears fully ripe.
17. Great grapes (Vitis æstivalis) fully ripe. Frost grapes (Vitis cordifolia) ripening.
21. Butternuts beginning to fall from the tree.
24. Our farmers busily engaged in harvesting their corn.
26. Butternut defoliating.