The Old Farmer's Almanac 2007 [2007 ed.] 157198397X, 9781571983978

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NUMBER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN

The Old Farmer's Almanac 1

Calculated on

a

new and improved plan for the year of our Lord

2007 Being 3rd after Leap Year and (until July Fitted for Boston and the

4)

New England

calculations to answer for

Containing, besides the large

231st year of American Independence

states, all

number of Astronomical Calculations and the

Farmers Calendar for every month

New, Useful,

the little minutes,

in the year,

humble though

Robert B. Thomas

they be,

make the mighty

-Julie A. Carney.

Cover T.M. registered in U.S.

ages of eternity.

American poet (1823-1906)

Copyright ©2006 by Yankee Publishing Incorporated

Library of Congress

!SSN 0078-4516

Card No. 56-29681

Patent Office Original

Address all editorial correspondence

2007

a variety of

& Entertaining Matter.

Established in 1792 by

So

with special corrections and

the United States.

wood engraving by Randy

to:

Miller

The Old Farmer's Almanac,

The Old Farmer's Almanac

Dublin.

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m\ Contents The Old

Farmer's Almanac

•

2007

(k\\\l FEATURES AND CHARTS 84 Henrietta Who? 65 To Patrons 101

Calendar

How to Use This Almanac

How We Predict the Weather

Winter/Summer Weather Maps

Day

Farming

Amusement 150

182

142 April Fools'

How to Impress the Opposite Sex

156 Just Put Your Lips Together .

.

183

General Weather Forecast and Report

210 The New Old-Fashioned

184

Way to Farm

Weather Regions Map

Fishing

185

218 Really BIG Fish

Forecasts for

16 Regions 186-201

162 The

Tales

Name Game

170 Winning Essays

242 Maddening Mind-Manglers

Tim GOOD About Clmisfc r

252 Anecdotes

&

J

Pleasantries

Astrology Perhaps, like

many

228 Mercury and You

Eoad

people, you haven't heard

that there

is

224 Best Fishing Days and Times

any.

172 Winning Recipes 174

A Blue Ribbon Banquet

177 Table of Measures

Gardening 24 Daisy, Daisy

Astronomy 74 The Last Lofty

Moon

76 Seventh Heaven There's

more of everything

.

.

34 Harvest a World

at

of Flavors continued on page 4

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44 Carving Cues

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continued from page 2

Nature

Pumpkin

Pro

146 Jeepers, Creepers, It's the Peepers

How to Use This Almanac 101

52 The

Aphelion 105 Astronomical Glossary 98 106-133 Calendar Pages

Common-

sense Apple

News

Orchard 6 Tastes

& Trends

Conjunctions

94,

Daylight Saving Time.

Pets

.

Key Letter Values Length of Day Meteor Showers

178 "What's That, Lassie? Speak

.

.

102,

.

237 106-132 96

Perihelion

Up, Girl!"

106-133 115, 131

105

Predicting Earthquakes ... 104

Seasons

101

Time Corrections

237 96

Twilight

Moon Age

231 Frosts and Growing Seasons

103, 106-132

Astronomical Place. 103, 106-132 Full Dates,

Table

Rise and Set Times

202 The

Planets

Eras

230

Gardening by the

.

226

CALENDAR 2006-08 Calendars .

.

92

Sun

Classified Advertising

103, 106-132

90

Rise and Set Times

246

Sundial Time

Index to Advertisers,

250

Sun Fast

Table of Measures

177

.

General Store

243

A Reference

105

There's

Compendium

.

102, 106-132

102 102,

106-132

Iidas

The Old Farmer's

106-133

92

Times

Eclipses

... 140

Chronological Cycles.

Transit

Declination

MISCELLANY

the

227

Rise and Set Times

105, 107-133, 138

227

.

Stars 134

Oddities

226

Place Secrets of the Zodiac.

Calendar Pages

105

Holidays and Observances

Moon's Sign Moon's Astrological

94 105

for

Glossary of Almanac

Best Times

103, 106-132

.

Rise and Set Times

Symbols

ASTROLOGY

90 106-132

GOOD News

About Climate Change

217 Gestation and Mating Table

Eggs by Moon's Sign

2007-2011

Phases

Weather Husbandry

Setting

90

Eclipses

232 Outdoor Planting

257

more of everything

at

At Boston

103,106-133

Corrections

234

Glossary

236

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