There is something refreshing,
and even downright delightful,
about getting more than you
expected out of anything, espe
cially The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Where else can you find a 203-
year-old publication loaded with
new, fascinating things to read
every year?
While you probably know The
Old Farmer’s Almanac is filled
with wit and wisdom, it contains
the 1995 weather forecasts, and
has plenty of interesting articles
and advertisements ... who would
have thought that the 1995 edition
could also help you find the per
fect mate? Or clue you in to the
healthiest vegetable of all? (No,
it’s not Brussels sprouts.)
The 1995 Old Farmer’s
Almanac ■ —still with its recogniz
able yellow cover and nail hole in
the comer—can be found at news
stands, supermarkets, and book
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stores all across America. Plus,
with a price tag under four dollars,
it’s probably cheaper than you
ever thought, considering it has
hundreds of pages packed with
entertaining, informative articles
guaranteed to spice up your life—
or at least your bedtime reading!
Even though it’s the nation’s
oldest continuously published
periodical, the Almanac prides
itself on remaining up-to-date. In
the opening pages of this year’s
edition, readers will find a section
entitled “Consumer Tastes and
Trends for 1995.” Do you have
any chain-saw or hobo art, old
computers, or hammered alu
minum handbags or jewelry?
These are some of the “hot” col
lectible for the coming year. Also
listed are food, fashion, and home
trends, plus new answers to old
questions, including “Where does
lost airline luggage end up?” and
“Is it safe to go swimming after
eating?”
While always looking to the
future, The Old Farmer’s
Almanac remembers the past as
well. Can you name “The Most
Prayed-For Man in World War
II”? Or the key player in “The
Revolution That Began on Tues
day, October 23, 1945”? The
answers are war correspondent
Ernie Pyle (who was killed by a
sniper 50 years ago while report
ing on location on Okinawa) and
Jackie Robinson (the first black
to play baseball in the Major
Leagues). The Jackie Robinson
story is excerpted from the script
of Ken Bums’s nine-part film on
baseball, which aired nationwide
on PBS September 18.
“Our goal is to pack the pages
of the Almanac with useful wit,
wisdom, and entertaining, insight
ful articles,” explains Judson
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tor since it was founded in 1792.
“We also throw in some uncom
mon information. Where else
would you find a Gestation and
Mating Table that includes rams
and boars right next to list of
plants that attract butterflies?”
The 80-percent-accurate weath
er predictions in The Old
Farmer's Almanac always seem
to get a lot of attention. The gen
eral November through March
forecast for the country calls for
near record amounts of snow for
the upper Great Plains, Great
Lakes, New York, New England,
and much of the Appalachians, as
well as the higher elevations of
the western part of the country,
including southern California.
Overall, precipitation totals for
the winter will be well above nor
mal for much of the country, but
well below normal from the cen
tral Great Plains to the Gulf of
Mexico, in portions of Florida,
and in the extreme Northwest.
The popular “Anecdotes and
Pleasantries” section offers
insight into the bathing habits of
today’s college students; how to
get rid of cockroaches, itsy-bitsy
spiders, fleas, and ants in your
house; and even something to
think about while listening to a
boring speech. (1.e., try creating
the shortest sentence that includes
all the letters of the alphabet, such
as Quick frowzy lambs vex the
pen judge.)
Lately, the historic Old Farmer’s
Almanac no longer stands alone
on the newsstand. The Almanac
editors now produce three other
annual periodicals: the Hearth &
Home Companion in July; the
Gardener’s Companion in Janu
ary; and a brand-new HomeQwn
er’s Companion in March. These
offer even more down-to-earth,
sensible information and advice
for readers particularly interested
in traditional Almanac subject
categories covering the home,
food, and garden. (Customized
versions of these three publica
tions, as well as The Old
Farmer’s Almanac itself, are
made available as promotional
tools for groups and companies.)
The Old Farmer’s Almanac
licensing program is growing by
leaps and bounds, with a com
plete line of licensed food and
lawn and garden products appear
ing in stores all across the coun
try. Other licensed products
include vitamins, wallpaper, dec
orative tins, and clothing—all uti
lizing the Almanac’s good name
that signifies reliability, quality,
and traditional down-home val
ues.
With predictably more within
its pages than you ever imagined,
The Old Farmer’s Almanac guar
antees that you will find some
thing to tickle your fancy. And, if
you’re still puzzling over the
healthiest vegetable...try sweet
potatoes. They’re loaded with
beta-carotene, vitamins A, C,
potassium and even dietary fiber.
Who would have thought it? •
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