Iley that is interesting but then so many things are controlled by the moon -- You can listen to a police scanner and tell what phase the moon is --- some people are effected by it more so than others -- the same way animals and children are effected by storm fronts moving through -- I guess when you teach school for so many years you learn to read all of these signs by actions and noise levels as well . LOl I would presume that is not genealogy though , but it just might explain a few reasons for why our ancestors did things the way they did , now wouldn't it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iley Thompson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] WWI Soldiers | Betty | The "signs" as they are called have been used by farmers for thousands of | years to plant by,the almanac that we use is just a written version of what | has been handed down generation to generation. | I read up on the subject one time,and it goes back into pre-history,there | are all kind's of effigies that have been built,just to mark the passing of | the season's so that every one would know the best time to plant crops in a | particular area of the world. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "macbetty" <[email protected]> | > Now for the signs, we still use them when it comes to working | the | > cattle. You can laugh if you like, but the signs do work. | | | | | ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== | *********************************************************************** | PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, | requests for help, and other genealogical related information | that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a | possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no | soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. | Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . | Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ | *********************************************************************** | | ============================== | Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the | areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. | Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx | | |