The Old Farmer's Almanac 2010

by Old Farmer's Almanac

• ISBN13: 9781571984937
• ISBN10: 1571984933
• Edition: 218th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-01
• Publisher: Yankee Pub

Summary

In 1792, Robert B. Thomas, a school-teacher, bookseller, and amateur astronomer living near Boston, Massachusetts, began a North American institution when he published the first issue of his Farmer's Alamanac. (The word Old was added in 1832.) He was confident of his skills and knowledgeable about his readers. In one of the early issues, he wrote: "We must strive always to be useful, but with a pleasant degree of humor." That timeless formula of providing useful advice and entertaining information has contributed greatly to making The Old Farmer's Almanac an indispensable reference for generations of readers.

Table of Contents

About This Almanac
Contact Us	p. 1
To Patrons	p. 8
How to Use This Almanac	p. 105
Amusement
Chips Off the Old Blocks	p. 32
Simple Solutions for Indecisive Times	p. 148
Great Moments in the History of Laughter	p. 186
The Man Who Shot Everyone in Town	p. 200
Reader Essay Contest	p. 222
Maddening Mind-Manglers	p. 227
Anecdotes & Pleasantries	p. 252
Special Report
The Old (and New) Farmer's Essential Manure Manual	p. 174
Anniversary
10 Curious Facts About Mark Twain	p. 152
Astrology
Secrets of the Zodiac	p. 229
Best Days for 2010	p. 231
Astronomy
Eclipses	p. 88
Bright Stars	p. 90
The Twilight Zone and Meteor Showers	p. 92
The Visible Planets	p. 94
Astronomical Glossary	p. 96
Giant Jupiter Pays a Visit	p. 98
Calendar
Calendar Pages	p. 110
Glossary of Almanac Odditites	p. 138
Calendar
Holidays and Observances	p. 109
Three-Year Calendar	p. 143
Let's All Cheer for Fathers	p. 146
Time Corrections	p. 234
Tide Corrections	p. 239
Tidal Glossary	p. 241
Food
Better Than Barebones Cooking	p. 162
Reader Recipe Contest	p. 170
Gardening
Ghosts in Your Garden?	p. 42
Got Pots? Grow Salads!	p. 56
Frosts and Growing Seasons	p. 203
Planting by the Moon's Phase	p. 232
Health & Home
How to Keep More Money in Your Pocket	p. 158
The Right Way to Do Things	p. 192
When All Else Fails, Try a Mad Stone	p. 224
Husbandry
Gestation and Mating Tables	p. 184
Nature
Best Fishing Days and Times	p. 144
News
Tastes & Trends 2010	p. 12
Weather
What Is "Normal" Weather?	p. 68
Winter/Summer Maps	p. 80
General Weather Forecast and Report	p. 81
How We Predict the Weather	p. 204
Weather Regions Map	p. 205
Forecasts by Region	p. 206
Miscellany
Home Resource	p. 66
Table of Measures	p. 172
The Old Farmer's General Store	p. 242
General Store Classifieds	p. 244
Index to Advertisers	p. 250
A Reference Compendium	p. 257
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