The Harris Farmers Almanac

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TheHarris Farmers Almanac

• For the use of
• Farmers, Planters, Mechanics,
• And
• All Families

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Pop Quiz
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Who knows what a bissextileis?
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Pronounced bisekstilA Bissextileis another
nameforLeap Year
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The Harris Farmers Almanac is
publishedAnnuallyby Harris Publications,
Inc.1115 BroadwayNew York, NY10010The signal
copy price is 3.99They do not have a web site
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Harris Farmers Almanacis published in the
tradition of the respected almanac of the same
name first published in 1692This incarnation
began in 1987
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The Farmers Almanac

• Editorial Director Phyllis Goldstein
• Editor Nancy Tappan
• Art Director Barbara Devaney
• Production Director Dennis M. Wheeler

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Submissions of manuscripts, illustrations and/or
photographs are acceptedwith a stamped,
self-addressedenvelope
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The Farmers Almanacis publishedfrom November
to November
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The Farmers Almanacincludes

• Notable Events
• Zodiac Secrets
• Fishing Guide
• Astronomical Tables
• Planting Tables

• Facts Folklore
• Household Hints
• Predictions
• Nostalgia
• Mysteries of the Universe

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It also has

• A Glossary of Terms
• A Table of Weights Measures
• A Metric conversions Table

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The Glossary of Termsexplains such things as an
Aphelion The point of a planets or comets
orbit most distant from the suntoSyzygy The
nearly straight-line configuration of three
celestial bodies
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The Notable Days for 2004IncludesChristian,
Jewish, and IslamicholidaysIt also has a list
of civil holidays
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The how to use the calendar page is very
informativeThere are two calendar pages for
each month One for the days of the month
showing Sun riseSun setandMoon rise and set
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The other page has the Moon phaseswith the day
and time of each eventFarm dates such as when
to plant above ground crops and the dates best to
plantEach months name is explained November
From the Latin word for Ninth since it was the
ninth month of the Roman year
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The months garden tips are located hereSome
months have household tips hereAlso there are a
couple of paragraphs of interesting tips
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At the bottom of the written page for each month,
are a few words to live byWords are bubbles of
water deeds are drops of goldandIf every
man would mend a man, then all the world would
mended
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Under the Celestial Events headingEclipses
in 2004

• April 19 A partial eclipse of the sun
• May 4 A total eclipse of the moon
• October 13-14 A partial eclipse of the sun
• October 27-28 A total eclipse of the moon

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The seasons are also listed

• Spring begins March 20, at 149 a.m.
• Summer begins June 20, at 757 p.m.
• Autumn begins September 22, 1130 a.m.
• Winter begins December 21, at 742 a.m.

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The 2004 almanac has some interesting
articlesDiscovering Lewis ClarkWhat
Americans look for in a PresidentRemembering
Dr. SeussReturn of the WhoopersMemoirs of a
Country Doctor
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Recipe ArticlesNine Sure-To-Please
DishesShowcase SaladsHow to Bake a Perfect
Loaf of BreadRoots and More Roots
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I really enjoy this almanac.There are so many
interesting bits of information and so little
time to address then all. Some useable and some
farcical.Lots of long cold winter reading and
re-reading.
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Thank YouThe End