Grier's Almanac: 200 Years of Service

One of my favourite "reads" are farmer's calendars. From the antecedently named

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farmer's calendar to the

Old Farmer's Almanac

, these useful paperback books comprise a wealth of data on just about any topic, importantly the extra generalized tomes aware of Information Please.

In November 2005, I visited my domestically closely-held chemist's and settled that that they had free copies of

Grier's Almanac

accessible for patrons. Similar in design to the Old Farmer's Almanac, I took a replication residence with me.

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Although not peppered with tales aware of will be discovered inside the Old Farmer's Almanac, Grier's accommodates the standard "zodiac" data which farmers in time's previous would depend on to assist them decide when to plant. In addition, you'll find data on every day climate predictions, a fishing calendar, an thoroughgoing listing of holidays for the 12 months, and fascinating written account data on occasions that occurred on explicit dates all through historical past. In the again of the farmer's calendar is a little dedicated to all types of labelled adverts.

As with most farmer's calendars on this explicit style, Grier's has its share of adverts. Some are useful and embody adverts for coverage and gardening, whereas others are weird and embody adverts for oils and candles to assist make your opposing attorney silly. Okay, if it really works than that's nice!

Perhaps probably the most fascinating aspect of Grier's is that 2006 represents their 200th anniversary version. For two straight centuries the farmer's calendar has been discovered together with all through the Civil War interval, a outstanding feat certainly.

Grier's is written for the southern states entirely from Virginia to Texas. As talked about, copies are free and will be discovered in lots of chemist'ss, feed and seed institutions, and stores all through the south. Annual circulation reportedly exceeds three million copies.

Congratulations to Grier's Almanac Publishing Company of Atlanta for 200 consecutive years of service!