This article is about the Old Farmer’s Almanac, for a similarly titled publication, see Farmer's Almanac Farmers Almanac is a reference book used by farmers to determine astronomical positions. ...

Cover of Old Farmer's Almanac 2005

The Old Farmer’s Almanac is a reference book that contains weather forecasts, tide tables, planting charts, and recipes. According to the cover of the latest edition, the almanac has been published continuously since 1792, making it the oldest continuously published periodical in North America. It was founed by Robert B. Thomas as The Farmer’s Almanac and sold for six pence. It became the Old Farmer's Almanac in 1832 after it survived longer than similarly named competitors. It is billed the "Purveyor of Useful and Entertaining Information Since 1792" and currently published annually. Image File history File links Cover of The Old Farmers Almanac, 2005 edition. ... BBCs Alex Deakin presenting a weather report. ... A tide table is used for tidal prediction and shows the daily times and height of high water and low water for a particular location. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... An example recipe, printed from the Wikibooks Cookbook. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Most famous for its long-range weather forecasts, readers will also find a significant amount of information about gardening, astronomy (rise and set of the moon, sun and other heavenly bodies) as well as information about times for high- and low-tide at specific coastal areas, and amusing and interesting stories and facts on a variety of topics.

The Old Farmer's Almanac is based in Dublin, New Hampshire, where it is a subsidiary of Yankee Publishing. Dublin is a town located in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. ...

See also

• Farmer's Almanac

Farmers Almanac is a reference book used by farmers to determine astronomical positions. ...

External links

• The Farmer's Almanac since 1818
• The Old Farmer's Almanac since 1792